Costly Quotes

221 Costly quotes by 187 unique authors

Every time you have a carrot instead of a cookie, every time you go to the gym instead of going to the movies, that's a… — Emily Oster
The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price. Following Jesus involves… — David Platt
Whether advanced driver training helps drivers in the long term is one of those controversial and unresolved mysteries of the road, but my eye-opening experience… — Tom Vanderbilt
We cannot afford to lose another decade. If we lose another decade, it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization. — Ottmar Edenhofer
With odorous oil thy head and hair are sleek; And then thou kemb'st the tuzzes on thy cheek: Of these, my barbers take a costly… — John Dryden
Public borrowing is costly these days, true, but interest rates on municipal bonds are still considerably lower than those borne by corporate debt. — Thomas Frank
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own… — James F. Cooper
By taking out a loan, I am committing myself to years of interest repayments, and therefore to years of wage slavery. And the U.K. has… — Tom Hodgkinson
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less… — Aldous Huxley
Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare. — Charles Krauthammer
If you're gay and you can't hold hands, or you're black and you can't catch a taxi, or you're a woman and you can't go… — Tony Kushner
In a climate of tight budgets, reduced workforces and stiff competition, internal training can be a great substitute for costly offsite workshops and conferences. — Harvey Mackay
That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is… — Thabo Mbeki
The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. — H. L. Mencken
The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it. — Benjamin Netanyahu
Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home? — Ingrid Newkirk
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. — William Penn
Building a house is like producing a movie. There's no right way to do it but a lot of wrong ways. You have to be… — Jeremy Renner
Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon… — Marco Rubio
It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks every day, but after 20 years, growth is much more… — James Taylor
Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer,… — John Wanamaker
Vietnam was really an idealistic thing to stop the spread of communism, which, incidentally, it did. It was a pretty costly way to do it,… — Tom Wolfe
I didn't get attached to Botox. It is costly, and you have to remember to keep doing it. — Cherie Lunghi
Who shall enumerate the many ways in which that costly piece of fixed capital, a human being , may be employed! More of him is… — Albert Schweitzer
My son, by all means desist from kicking the venerable and enlightened Vizier: for as a costly jewel retains its value even if hidden in… — C.S. Lewis

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