A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it.
In the time of the sacred sites and the crashing of ecosystems and worlds, it may be worth not making a commodity out of all that is revered.
I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have.
Today, in American imperialism, the commodity has reached its most grandiose historical manifestation.
Ships are a strange kind of commodity because they're very lumpy, very big individual units, but they're commodities.
A commodity producer should be comfortable being exposed to prices.
I have an eccentric view on commodities not necessarily shared by my colleagues - or by almost anybody. And that is, we're running out of everything.
For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman.
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell.
Food isn't like anything else. It's something precious. It's not a commodity.