“When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.” AbleAcceptanceCostCriticismDecidedHandle Author:Herbert Hoover
“Every decision has a cost. Do I have to make this decision at all or can I move on to the next thing? What we decided to leave out is almost as important as what we put in.” ImportantMovingNextDecisionCostDecided Author:Joshua Schachter
“Millions of people have decided not to be sensitive. They have grown thick skins around themselves just to avoid being hurt by anybody. But it is at great cost. Nobody can hurt them, but nobody can make them happy either.” PeopleHurtMillionsCostDecidedSkinsHappySensitiveOpennessThickBeing HappyBeing HurtThick Skin Author:Rajneesh
“Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.” InspirationalSelfInspirationMotivationalSuccessCertainAbilityAchieveAcceptanceConfidenceCostAchievementGainsLaborTasksDecidedOptimismPerseveranceSelf ConfidenceAccomplishedImmenseTiresomeTediumDistaste Author:Arthur Helps
“Even if Bush could be forgiven for taking America, and much of the rest of the world, to war on false pretenses, and for misrepresenting the cost of the venture, there is no excuse for how he chose to finance it. His was the first war in history paid for entirely on credit. As America went into battle, with deficits already soaring from his 2001 tax cut, Bush decided to plunge ahead with yet another round of tax "relief" for the wealthy.” IfsWorldFirstsWarAmericaCuttingBattleCostTaxesDecidedPaidRoundsExcuseCreditFinanceReliefWealthyVentureForgivenSoarDeficitPretensePlungeNo ExcusesTax Cuts Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Gian Luigi Polidoro and his girlfriend had written this script, it was an American comedy, and they decided I was the guy to play the part. I was young, they offered me the lead in the film, and I said, "Sure, I'll do it." And I'm telling you, there is a movie waiting to be made about the making of a movie like that, particularly at that time in New York. I mean, we shot all over the streets of New York without permits. We would literally grab a shot and run. But Rent Control... I think the total cost was $100,000, and to this director's credit, I think it looks like $200,000.” ThinkingLooksMeanMadeSaidPlayRunningFilmYoungGuyWaitingComedyWrittenStreetsNew YorkCostDirectorsShotsDecidedScriptsCreditGirlfriendPermitLead InRent Control Author:Brent Spiner
“There are always rebels and radicals, I suppose,' McCleethy allows. 'Those who live on the fringes of society. But what do they contribute to the society itself? They reap its rewards without experiencing its costs. No. I submit that loyal, hardworking citizens who push aside their own selfish desires for the good of the whole are the backbone of the world. What if we all decided to run off and live freely without thought or care for society's rules? Our civilization would crumble. There is a joy in duty and a security in knowing one's place...It is the only way.” IfsWorldWayWholeCareRunningJoyDesireKnowingSecurityDutyCitizensCivilizationCostDecidedRewardsSelfishRadicalWhat IfRebelLoyalSubmitFringeReapBackboneHardworkingSelfish Desire Author:Libba Bray
“I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.” GovernmentOughtCostProjectsPicksDecidedLots Of MoneyControversial Author:Barbara Bush