Gary Becker Quotes

The dictates of economics, that "dismal science," limit the benefits of medical science

It’s never too expensive to do the things that absolutely have to be done.

No human endeavour can ever be wholly good... it must always have a cost.

The free lunch has still to be invented.

I find man utterly unaware of what his wealth is or his fundamental capability is. He says time and again, "We can't afford it." For instance, we are saying now that we can't afford to do anything about pollution but after the costs of not doing something about pollution have multiplied many fold beyond what it would cost to correct it now, we will spend many fold what it would cost us now to correct it.

Every advantage has its tax.

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Washington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.

The cost of assessing risk is now often greater than the cost of failing.

Given the cost of borrowings and the $100 billion in Government reserves, there is no reason for us to borrow. We should review the situation carefully. Besides, borrowings are possible, but we must understand what is more profitable at this point.

One of the ways you go after the debt, one of the ways you create jobs is by investing in people.

If there is no price to be paid, it is also not of value.

You may not get what you paid for, but you will pay for what you get.

There's no financial aspect to stats.

We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth.

If testing costs more than not testing, then don't test.

There are 3 questions that would destroy most of the arguments of the Left. The first is - compared to what? The second is - at what cost? And the third is - what hard evidence do you have?

If, along the way, something is gained, then something will also be lost.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

The highest price we can pay for anything; is to ask it.

We're going to do everything we can to make sure workers are treated like assets, not costs.

Everything comes at a price. Everthing in your life. The question you have to ask yourself is, what price are you willing to pay?

Time is money, but also money is money.

Whatever you compromise to gain, you will lose.

Costs merely register competing attractions.