The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, decrease consumption, and thus increase cancer rates. The levels of synthetic pesticide residues are trivial in comparison to natural chemicals, and thus their potential for cancer causation is extremely low. [Ames believes that "to eat your veggies" is the best way to prevent cancer. ]
My rule is always if you keep your basics classic. You can add seasonable and very trendy stuff and always look modern and updated, but if you're questioning something and its expensive, err on the side of classic.
But things don't necessarily have to be that expensive to be good. As long as they are expensive enough to last.
I don't have a lavish lifestyle with expensive cars.
When you're more mature, you do start telling the truth, in odd situations. 'I'm sorry, I've broken a glass here. Is that expensive? I'll pay for it. I'm sorry. ' And you do that so that people in the room might go, 'What a strong personality that person has. I like to have sex with people with strong personalities. '
There are so many young designers who need stock, who need my push. With the commerce, the one thing I knew is that I wanted to have things that were affordable. I was always one of those customers that would go to an amazing store and be like, "Um, what's the least expensive thing?"
If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive.
Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity.
Free love is too expensive.
You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch. ' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel. ' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch. '
What is it that we need to do to explain to the public exactly is what is happening? We are destroying our precious water resources at this alarming rate, and again, why? When we have so many viable alternatives? "Oh,alternative power is too expensive, what about the jobs" - this is dinosaur thinking.
Nothing is ever too expensive if it furthers the repertoire and artistic standards of a dance company.
If you can't dress expensive, dress memorable.
If you think that hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs
The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.
Movies are very expensive endeavors, and my first film was not particularly a money-maker. Quite the opposite.
Maybe we need a tax credit for the poorest Americans to buy a laptop. Now, maybe that's wrong, maybe that's expensive, maybe we can't do it, but I'll tell you, any signal that we can send to the poorest Americans that says, 'We're going into a 21st century, third-wave information age, and so are you, and we want to carry you with us. '
Don't come to New York until you've finished a book. It's too expensive. You'll never write anything. You'll spend all your time working to pay the rent.
Authors in general don’t have a lot of money, and lawsuits are expensive.
There are actresses who've had expensive work done and look great, so I'm not holier-than-thou about it. But it wouldn't be for me, perhaps because I've already been in hospital and wouldn't want to volunteer myself for it again.