Welcome to Cost Quotes, where insightful perspectives on the intricacies of expenses and expenditures await. From renowned thinkers to modern-day influencers, this compilation of quotes encapsulates the diverse viewpoints surrounding the realm of costs. Whether you’re seeking financial wisdom, entrepreneurial inspiration, or simply a thought-provoking reflection on the value of resources, you’re in the right place.
Costs permeate every aspect of our lives, shaping our decisions, influencing our priorities, and defining our realities. From the pragmatic considerations of budgeting to the philosophical contemplations on the true worth of things, the concept of cost encompasses a myriad of dimensions. Through the words of visionaries and pragmatists alike, we delve into the essence of cost its significance, its implications, and its role in our personal and professional journeys.
Below, you’ll find a curated selection of quotes on this very topic, ready to be explored, contemplated, and perhaps even creatively expressed. Whether you choose to copy them verbatim, pair them with imagery, or transform them with stylish fonts, these quotes offer a wealth of insight and inspiration. Let the journey into the realm of costs begin.
Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc. N. R. Narayana Murthy
It’s better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost. Stephen King
The correlation of quality of life and cost of energy is huge. Sam Altman
For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it. Patrick Henry
If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering. Ralph Merkle
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. James Thurber
Online education, then, can serve two goals. For students lucky enough to have access to great teachers, blended learning can mean even better outcomes at the same or lower cost. And for the millions here and abroad who lack access to good, in-person education, online learning can open doors that would otherwise remain closed. Daphne Koller
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. Pauline Phillips
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. Henri Matisse
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. John Adams
I think that if you don’t do the full analysis of what the origin of the electrical power is, where it comes from, how you get batteries into these cars, what the cost is in terms of CO2 and the environment, I think the analysis that we are going to save the planet with electric cars is nonsense. Sergio Marchionne
Every year, our white intruders become more greedy, exacting, oppressive, and overbearing. Every year, contentions spring up between them and our people, and when blood is shed, we have to make atonement, whether right or wrong, at the cost of the lives of our greatest chiefs and the yielding up of large tracts of our lands. Tecumseh
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. Gore Vidal
I can make more generals, but horses cost money. Abraham Lincoln
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. Arthur Ashe
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. Thomas Fuller
Fast food is popular because it’s convenient, it’s cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu. Eric Schlosser
I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality. Jackie Chan
Every citizen has the real right to receive general education and professional training at no cost, something that the United States has not been able to ensure for all its inhabitants. Fidel Castro
You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope
The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality. Benjamin Jowett
For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more. Steve Albini
When you look at how much we spend on social programs in our country, it separates us from a lot of countries. In our country, if you’re hungry, we’ll feed you. If you’re homeless, we’ll house you. If you’re too poor to be sick, we’ll pay for your doctor. But all of that comes at a cost. John Kennedy
The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrew’s cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neo’s choice to know the truth. It’s a beautiful, beautiful story. Keanu Reeves
If you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-year mortgage, the cost is fixed. John Paulson
Recycling is an area where jobs could be created at low cost. Green collar workers. That’s not very sexy. Geoff Mulgan
Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice. Harold Pinter
I used to live on one candy bar a day – it cost a nickel. I always remember the candy bar was called Payday. That was my payday. And that candy bar tasted so good, at night I would take one bite, and it was so beautiful. Charles Bukowski
In the future, when people look back at the early days of Bitcoin, they’ll say, ‘It was so obvious that the ability to move money anywhere, instantly, at near-zero cost would be a huge success. Adam Draper
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing. Albert Camus
A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area’s workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today’s global economy. Rod Blagojevich
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. Morris West
Once you got a solar panel on a roof, energy is free. Once we convert our entire electricity grid to green and renewable energy, cost of living goes down. Elizabeth May
Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women. Lord Kelvin
My dad’s from that generation like a lot of immigrants where he feels like if you come to this country, you pay this thing like the American dream tax: like you’re going to endure some racism, and if it doesn’t cost you your life, well hey, you lucked out. Pay it; there you go, Uncle Sam. I was born here, so I actually had the audacity of equality. Hasan Minhaj
The cost of leadership is self-interest. Simon Sinek
The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake. Meister Eckhart
When government – in pursuit of good intentions – tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player. Milton Friedman
Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced from the facts of life. The result of this false accountancy is a willful confusion under cover of which industry wreaks its havoc scot-free and ignores the environmental cost. Vivienne Westwood
Take care that all your offerings be free, and of your own, that has cost you something; so that ye may not offer of that which is another man’s, or that which ye are entrusted withal, and not your own. George Fox
This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country. Clint Eastwood
Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation. Larry Elder
I think that AI will lead to a low cost and better quality life for millions of people. Like electricity, it’s a possibility to build a wonderful society. Also, right now, I don’t see a clear path for AI to surpass human-level intelligence. Andrew Ng
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes. James Anthony Froude
When public figures remain silent about depression, there is a cost to the rest of society. Silence contributes to the misperception that successful people do not get depressed, and it keeps the public from seeing that treatment allows many individuals to return to competitive professional lives. Kay Redfield Jamison
It is a lie that our anger justifies our impulse to hurt or ignore our antagonists. We are to forgive to be forgiven. To wait for them to repent before we forgive and repent is to allow them to choose for us a delay which could cost us happiness here and hereafter. Henry B. Eyring
I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal, if he really understands the cost of not giving it up. In fact, we may find that, while we’re drastically cutting our energy consumption, we’re actually raising our standard of living. David R. Brower
No one knows the cost of a defective product – don’t tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer. W. Edwards Deming
Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair? Dennis Miller
I don’t think I realized that the cost of fame is that it’s open season on every moment of your life. Julia Roberts
Children malnourished at age 5 tend to suffer permanent physical and mental damage. So if I can save a child from malnutrition, I find it has an extremely favorable risk-reward ratio – the cost I incur versus the overall benefit that I can bring to society. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it’s very hard to take away subsidies. There’s a political cost to taking away subsidies. Najib Razak
I remember the difficulty we had in the beginning replacing magnetic cores in memories and eventually we had both cost and performance advantages. But it wasn’t at all clear in the beginning. Gordon Moore
One must always be aware, to notice even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible. Thylias Moss
It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. Heraclitus
Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn’t be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice. Corazon Aquino
Taking proactive action on climate change is essential to ensuring that Unilever remains a viable business in the future. We will also reap the benefits in innovation, new product development, and cost efficiencies. Paul Polman
I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century, prior to the arrival of Christianity when Paganism flourished. I can always go back there in my imagination, of course. It doesn’t cost anything, and it’s a form of time travel, I suppose. Gabriel Byrne
We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. Sigmund Freud
Opulence doesn’t cost more than boring. Marcel Wanders
Teach us to give and not to count the cost. Saint Ignatius
Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China. Steve Forbes
In society, we have to earn other things of import like trust, respect, money, education, careers, status and etc., so naturally, we find ourselves attempting to earn love, acceptance and validation along with that. Here’s the trip: we do it at the cost of other people and, more importantly, ourselves. Grace Gealey
The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream. Azar Nafisi
The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it. William Shakespeare
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? Thomas J. Watson
The trouble with blaming powerless people is that although it’s not nearly as scary as blaming the powerful, it does miss the point. Poor people do not shut down factories… Poor people didn’t decide to use ‘contract employees’ because they cost less and don’t get any benefits. Molly Ivins
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost. Chauncey Depew
We turned our planes around after landing and got them off again in 20 minutes back in the early days; 15 minutes in many cases. That gave us a huge cost advantage because we could do more flying in a day with a single plane than anybody else. Herb Kelleher
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic. John A. Logan
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. Nelson Mandela
Joy, has no cost. Marianne Williamson
The most expensive thing I’ve ever splashed out on is… a tailor-made suit. It cost ?1,400, and it’s the best money I ever spent. It’s a miracle thing – I put it on, and I don’t look overweight. Greg Davies
All my life’s about is cracking up people and them cracking me up and trying not to think about dying. That doesn’t cost very much money. Norm MacDonald
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren’t things to think about any more. All that matters is value – the ultimate value of what one does. James Hilton
But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit. Josiah Stamp
The cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution, and the destruction of our habitat. If you exhaust natural resources, there will be nothing left for your children. If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction. Christian de Duve
It has cost me a great deal to become myself. I don’t want to be another person. Concha Buika
Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life – like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth – they all have big opportunity costs. Mark Manson
To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there’s a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost. Laurence D. Fink
Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric. Thomas Sowell
I’m still waiting for someone to call me to cater their wedding. But that’s gonna cost you. If you want my cousin Jerez to play the sax, that’s going to cost you a little more. The sky’s the limit after that. Coolio
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it. Ovid
It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the rest of the community. Thorstein Veblen
It’s critical that we lower the cost of prescription drugs and develop a health care plan that works for all Americans. Mike Braun
The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down. Flip Wilson
If you really want to show power in its larger aspects, you need to show the effects on the powerless, for good or ill – the human cost of public works. That’s what I try to do, show not only how power works but its effect on people. Robert Caro
If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not be able to free ourselves from it except at a considerable cost. Michel Foucault
Those who use tobacco, tea and coffee should lay these idols aside, and put their cost into the treasury of the Lord. Ellen G. White
The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt. Bernie Sanders
Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders. Chris Rock
There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. Henry Ford
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. Steve Jobs
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. John F. Kennedy
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. Elon Musk
Mention health in most companies, and the cost of health insurance is what comes to mind, not how the company can invest to prevent further escalation in societal health care costs. John Quelch
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. W. E. B. Du Bois
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. Blaise Pascal
