Quotes About Cost

is a direct connection between suburban sprawl and the spiraling cost of government, and most Americans don't see it yet, including many in government. Likewise

To be serious is to press for a specified conclusion. To be playful is to allow for possibility whatever the cost to oneself. There

A decrease in the amount of time required to search for a wine product lowers the opportunity cost of choosing to purchase it, and therefore gives wine consumers an economic incentive to buy more of it.

Sex then, no matter how dangerous. Sex then, no matter what the cost. Never again, I promised, would I let anyone persuade me to rob myself.

Disdainful of fur and fretful, privately, about the cost of his buttons, Jerott Blyth sat like the born horseman he was, and watched discreetly for trouble.

At every second location Danny said monotonously, 'You can't do that,' and Plummer bridled and said, 'They built Sviajsk three years ago in four weeks. They felled the timber at Uglich and floated the logs down the Volga——' 'The cost. The cost, you fool!' Danny would scream.

Meanwhile, battles are fought not by knights, as you well know, but by mercenaries. They are employed, as mastiffs are employed in the boar season, and victory goes to the deepest purse, while the people suffer the cost of them. That is war without pride ruled by chivalry, as the Master of Game rules the hunting field.

isn't it sometimes more expensive to accept favours than it is to buy them?" He

There was a reason for the cost of those perfectly plain black dresses.

What's a bar bill but a surtax on reality?

Life is so expensive.

Sen. Proxmire, the watchdog of the scientific community, has tracked down and reported taxpayer-financed scientific research that is redundant, unnecessary, or just plain silly. Those projects that represent an egregious waste of taxpayer money are given his highest award, known as the Golden Fleece. Many of the projects that win the award seem amusing, until one examines the cost.

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thirty-six dollars

The least outlay is not always the greatest gain.

But surely for everything you love you have to pay some price.

Success had its penalties.

Take what you want, says God, but pay for it

Are you still there monsieur Poirot?" Demanded Mrs. Oliver. At the same time, the operator requested more money. With these formalities completed, Poirot spoke once more. "Are you still there Madame?" "I'M still here." Said Mrs. Oliver. "And don't let's waste any more money asking each other if we're there. What is it?

Fine bit of building," said Kelsey, looking at it. "It cost us a pretty penny," said Miss Bulstrode, "but we can afford it," she added serenely.

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.

The Only Thing More Expensive Than Writing Software Is Writing Bad Software

Writing software is not a variable cost, but it's not really a fixed cost either. Writing software is an ongoing, revenue-generating operation of the company, and it is not the same as constructing a factory. The expensive craftsmen who build the factory leave and go to work on some other job after the building is erected.

Seth removed the skillet from the heat and then added a prohibitively expensive cup of chicken meal and brown rice dry dog food. The kibble Seth buys is so expensive I am surprised it doesn't come with gold leaf.