Quotes About Trade-off

paradox—if you want more security, you have to pay for it with less freedom.

Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There is a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.

My mother once told me that a lifetime of good enough was a fair price to pay for a single moment of pure happiness.

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.

When you say yes to something, it's imperative that you understand what you're saying no to.

A big opportunity is better than a small one, but a small problem is better than a big one.

Everything comes with a price. Everything. Some things just cost more than others.

Peter's face clouded. "Everything comes at a price. Or have you not learned that yet?

Get money--but stop once in a while to figure what it is costing you to get it. No man gets it without giving something in return.

For many organizations, security comes down to basic economics. If the cost of security is less than the likely cost of losses due to lack of security, security wins. If the cost of security is more than the likely cost of losses, accept the losses.

Take what you want and pay for it, says God. You can have anything you want, as long as you accept that there is a price and you will have to pay it.

I've a theory that one can always get anything one wants if one will pay the price. And do you know what the price is, nine times out of ten? Compromise.

At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money.

In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else.

Everything we do in public policy prevents us from doing something else. To govern is to choose.

What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.

If, along the way, something is gained, then something will also be lost.

Sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.

sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up. Bernarda

Everything comes at a cost to others, most of the time at a cost to ourselves.

I went to Villarreal for 30% less than I could have earned in Mexico.

There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.

Flexibility can come at the cost of increased complexity.

At some point, the cost of maintaining perfect compatibility outweighs the value to clients.