Quotes about Material Cost

Edward Grey

Public opinion in Britain demanded that we should make representations; we did so, to the cost of British material interests.

Turkey had massacred many Armenians. The British government protested strongly and made their views known to the Turks. The result was resentment by Turkey, who regarded the matter as a purely internal affair, and the curtailment of British economic interests in the area.

Brian Eno

Possessions are a way of turning money into problems.

Josiah Wedgwood

Beautiful forms and compositions are not made by chance, nor can they ever, in any material, be made at small expense.

Denis Norden

The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that money to pay the writers. None of them paid very much for their comedy material, but it all added up.

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

If we had improved materials that could be produced cheaply and in large quantities, certainly the thermoelectrics industry could move forward more quickly.

Roger L'Estrange

Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief. The cares of riches lie heavier upon a good man than the inconveniences of an honest poverty.

Thomas Leonard

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

Stephon Marbury

When I see a sneaker for over $400, for me, that's kind of brainless because it doesn't cost that much to make.

Mike Thompson

The income from sales now covers the expense of materials but I expect this to improve.

David P. Steiner

When prices [for recycled material] are high, we’ll pay you to recycle. When prices are high, we have to charge you.

This problem was unexpected in the early planning of recycling. At the time. prices that businesses were willing to pay for recycled materials were high enough to allow waste management companies to pay for the cost of the recycling plants and the additional cost of pickup and handling of recycles materials. However one of the consequences of the Meltdown of 2008 and the consequent Great Recession was that manufacturing slowed throughout the world and there was less demand for raw materials in general. Steiner took the position that if society wanted recycling, the public would have to pay in times of low prices. However, when prices were very high, the wast companies made more profits. This statement was the beginning of a public policy and regulation dilemma.

Material Cost Quotes