“Truth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely may be pursued too keenly may cost too much.” MayToo MuchCostGood ThingsPursued Author:Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
“In the early days of the world, the Almighty said to the first of our race "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread"; and since then, if we except the light and the air of heaven, no good thing has been, or can be enjoyed by us, without having first cost labour.” IfsWorldFirstsHas BeensSaidLightFacesHeavenWorkRaceAirCostLaborGood ThingsBreadEnjoyedLabourSweatAlmighty Book:Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45 Source: Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45
“I learnt that music cost something, and that's a good thing. Also, that I should exercise, because I didn't and I got very sick.” ShouldExerciseCostSickGood Things Author:Brooke Fraser
“When you take a look at the transition from server software to Azure, what's going on in terms of cloud infrastructure, the company is absolutely the No. 1 company serving enterprise backbone needs, which is fantastic. It's making the migration to cloud. We started a good thing with Azure, and the company has made well more than two years of progress in terms of being able to compete with the right cost profile, margin structure, and innovation versus Amazon.” NeedsYearsWellsLooksMadeTwoAbleTermCompanyProgressCostInnovationStructureGood ThingsCloudsFantasticEnterpriseTwo YearsServingTransitionSoftwareVersusInfrastructureMarginsProfileAmazonBackboneMigrationServerAzure Author:Steve Ballmer
“The US in some ways has been the best. Who figured out shale gas? Although that wasn't a good thing [for CO2 levels], it was very innovative. It's led to low-cost energy. Who figured out nuclear power? Largely the United States. Once you get past the steam engine, which is mostly British, then the US has been at the center of most of the energy things that have happened.” WayHas BeensStatesPastEnergyLevelsUnitedUnited StatesHappenedCostLowsGood ThingsBritishNuclearGasEnginesInnovativeSteamNuclear PowerCo2Steam Engines Author:Bill Gates
“All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power and your soul power. Let us ever keep in mind that life is largely what we make it.” MindSoulLife IsEffortCostIntellectualGood ThingsYour SoulSoul Power Author:David O. McKay
“All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power, and your soul power—‘Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.’ (Matt. 7:7.) But you have to seek, you have to knock. On the other hand, sin thrusts itself upon you. It walks beside you, it tempts you, it entices, it allures. You do not have to put forth effort. … Evil seeks you, and it requires effort and fortitude to combat it. But truth and wisdom are gained only by seeking, by prayer, and by effort.” SoulHandsEvilAsksGivenPrayerSinWalksEffortCostIntellectualGood ThingsSeekingYour SoulCombatFortitudeThrustAllureBeside YouSoul Power Author:David O. McKay