Francis Escudero (1969) Filipino politician
The Manila Bulletin http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-monitoring-budget-too-much/ <br class="br">2014
“Redundancy is expensive but indispensable.”
— Jane Jacobs, book Dark Age Ahead
Source: Dark Age Ahead (2004), Chapter Seven, Unwinding Vicious Spirals, p. 159
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“Royal Expenses are on the way.”
Dennis Skinner (1932) British politician
State Opening of Parliament 2009 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth including Black Rod a reference to the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDLL45b0uEo Youtube, 18 November 2009 <br class="br">2000s
“Not being angels is expensive”
Bruce Schneier book Liars and Outliers
Liars & Outliers, Bruce Schneier, ISBN 978-1-118-14330-8, p. 43
“Sounds impressive. And expensive.”
Jack Finney book Time and Again
“Not at all.” Danziger shook his head firmly. “It will cost, all told, only a little over three million dollars, less than the cost of two hours of war, and a better buy.”
Source: Time and Again (1970), Chapter 4 (p. 65)
E. B. White (1899–1985) American writer
"The Thud of Ideas," The New Yorker (23 September 1950)
Context: Americans are willing to go to enormous trouble and expense defending their principles with arms, very little trouble and expense advocating them with words. Temperamentally we are ready to die for certain principles (or, in the case of overripe adults, send youngsters to die), but we show little inclination to advertise the reasons for dying.
“Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.”
Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Vol. 1, Chap. 11.
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1 (1776)
Source: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire