Quotes About Trade-off

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

No one gets the best spot all the time—they have to compromise.

For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.

the true cost of anything is what we give up in order to have it. It is the path not taken. To take the responsibility of making the choice is crucial and not always easy.

The price we pay is the path not taken, that which we give up.

el verdadero coste de cualquier cosa es aquello a lo que renunciamos para obtenerla. Es el camino no tomado.

Lesser of two evils.

And I figured that he can be my ears and I can be his eyes. A good trade-off, don't you think?

What, exactly, would you give up?

Everything has positive and negative consequences.

It's worth it. It's worth giving up the sun and magic.

Most good things come with the risk of something bad.

There are good and bad sides to everything. We just have to balance them as best we can.

Oh, Tanstaafl. Means There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. And isn't,' I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign across room, 'or these drinks would cost half as much. Was reminding her that anything free costs twice as much in long run or turns out worthless.

Oh, 'tanstaafl.' Means 'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' And isn't," I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign across room, "or these drinks would cost half as much. Was reminding her that anything free costs twice as much in long run or turns out worthless.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

An injustice is tolerable only when it is necessary to avoid an even greater injustice.

Why is it that for everything you gain in life, something is always lost?

Pilih badan kering dan kantong juga kering atau badan basah dan kantong ikut basah?

What you gain here, you lose on the other side.

Life is a zero sum game.

For everything you get, you lose an equal amount.

MIGRATION IS ANOTHER TRADE-OFF. Birds that migrate have smaller brains than their sedentary relatives. This makes sense, as a brain that consumes a lot of energy and develops slowly would be too costly for birds that travel a lot.

It's better to be happy than comfortable, if you can't have both.