Barry Commoner Quotes

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

'There are no easy pickings.' That would be a more accurate, less dramatic statement than 'There's no such thing as a free lunch.'

The free lunch has still to be invented.

Free lunches don't come cheap.

It is not possible to spend on one thing and then not have consequences on something else.

There's always a price for what you want.

There's no such thing as a free launch.

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

Anything free is worth what you pay for it

Nothing comes without a price.

Time is money, but also money is money.

Everything has a price. It's just what your willing to pay for it.

Government can't give us anything without depriving us of something else.

We must explain the truth: There is no free lunch.

As an economist, I'm aware that life is full of trade offs.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

The reality is that we are all economists. We all deal with scarcity as we make choices and calculate how to ration various items and resources that we consume, produce and utilize.

In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.

No man pays double or twice for the same thing, forasmuch as nothing can be spent but once.

Because economics is all about optimising, doing the best you can with what you have - it's usually the first place you should look for answers if you want to maximise your happiness.

There is no such thing as Something for nothing.