“If you want quality service, you have to pay for it. You don't buy into waste. I have great misgivings about the amount of advertising that we see in the health care field, some by hospitals, a lot by drug companies.” IfsWantCarePayQualityCompanyFieldsAmountDrugWasteAdvertisingHealth CareHospitalsMisgivingsDrug CompaniesQuality Service Author:Dave Obey
“The people who are good in the long run fail a lot, especially at the beginning. So, when you fail early, it might be worth realizing that this is part of the deal, the price you pay for being good in the long run. Every rejection is a gift. A chance to learn and to do it better next time. An opportunity to figure out how to bounce, not break. Don't waste them.” PeopleLongMightMotivationalRunningNextOpportunityRealizingChanceDealsPayBreakFailingFiguresWasteBe GoodRejectionLong RunsNext TimeBounce Author:Seth Godin
“To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement.” GovernmentPoorPayMillionsProductsWastePerformancesDollarsHeightIncompleteBonusMismanagementPoor PerformanceGovernment Waste Author:Jim Gibbons
“It's weird to make a decision where everyone in your life disapproves, pretty vocally and directly. They said, "You've got one year left. Just do it." I had a full scholarship so I didn't have to pay for it. They asked, "Why don't you just get the degree so you can have it?" And I said, "You don't understand. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do and now I know. I have the answer and it's dumb to waste any more time."” KnowsTryingYearsSaidWantedLeftDecisionAnswersPayFiguresDegreesWasteDumbMore TimeThey SaidScholarshipJust Do It Author:Demetri Martin
“Sometimes you can't help but pay attention to what is written about you. You are trying not to because it's generally not constructive, it can be very funny, in which case it's fine to pay attention to it if you're going to laugh about it. But if it's going to get you angry then it's a pretty pointless waste of energy, so I try and be selective about what I take an interest in about myself.” IfsTryingSometimesHelpingEnergyInterestPayAttentionCasesLaughingWrittenFineWasteAngryPay AttentionConstructivePointlessSelective Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I think that if you have a single payer system and an opt-out for people who want to pay more [for better service, etc.], I think it would be better - and I think we'll eventually get there. It wouldn't be better at the top - [our current system] is the best in the world at the top. But the waste in the present system is awesome and we do get some very perverse incentives.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWantWould BePayWasteCurrentsEtcIncentives Author:Charlie Munger
“There is always an incredible amount of things vying for our attention at home. I'm not saying you should never do the laundry, or pay attention to the kids, but for most of us, we're not present to how much time we spend on those. Anything that wastes your time is a waste of money.” ShouldHomeKidsPayAttentionAmountWasteIncrediblesPay AttentionLaundry Author:Rory Vaden
“I will do today that which is of today and pay no heed to the tomorrow; nor waste regrets on that which was yesterday.” TodayPaySecretRegretTomorrowWasteYesterdayHeed Author:Walter Russell
“Adulthood isn't an award they'll give you for being a good child. You can waste years, trying to get someone to give that respect to you, as though it were a sort of promotion or raise in pay. If only you do enough, if only you are good enough. No. You have to just take it. Give it to yourself, I suppose. Say, I'm sorry you feel like that and walk away. But that's hard” IfsGivingFeelsTryingChildrenHardEnoughWalksPayWasteEarsRaisesSorryMaturityGood EnoughAwardsAdulthoodI'm SorryPromotion Author:Lois McMaster Bujold
“Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.” IfsFeelsBelieveWellsMeanMightAmericaFilmPayWasteLatinWasting TimeLatin America Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . . That $406 billion is pathetically squandered on interest, just because we lacked the discipline to pay our bills when due.” PoliticalInterestPayDisciplineCostWasteBillsDebtDuesBillionsPaymentNational Debt Book:Trainwreck: The End of the Conservative Revolution (and Not a Moment Too Soon) Source: Trainwreck: The End of the Conservative Revolution (and Not a Moment Too Soon)
“Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.” MindPayWasteAffairValuablePeace Of MindValuable TimeMental Peace Author:Robert Greene
“Life is short, so don't waste any of it carrying around a load of bitterness. It only sours your life, and the world won't pay any attention anyway.” WorldLife IsPayAttentionWasteBitternessLoadLife Is Short Author:Pat Dye
“When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is a waste. And you the customer should not have to pay for the waste.” WantShouldPayWasteSkinsFruitCustomersBananas Author:Shigeo Shingo