Tim Wu Quotes

Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money.

Nothing of value is free.

Yes, I charge a certain remuneration fee, and yes, producers do pay me that sum. But if I didn't deserve it, why would somebody pay me an exorbitant amount?

If there's something as good as [him] in my life, I'm going to pay for it.

We do not attach ourselves lastingly to anything that has not cost us care, labor or longing.

Yes, I very much like to have a personal stake in what I'm writing about.

Some things are worth the splurge.

Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.

You have to think about whether that Mercedes-Benz you have is actually worth how much it costs to you.

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more.

Restaurants are like having children: it's fun to make them, maybe, but then you have them for good and bad. You are going to have to raise them and if something goes wrong when they are 30 years old, they will still be your little boy.

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.

Even money has a price.

When things cost so much, you appreciate it much more.

Sometimes you pay a premium to get what you want.

I define leadership as: Emotionally, you own your business. You own it with passion. And you either have or you don't have an economic investment. But when you have all three of those, you are the boss from Day One, and you care every single day more than anyone.

I actually care about my shows.

Put everything into it if you're asking people to part with money for it. That's the way I feel about it.

Loving something doesn't make it a good investment.

Love is worth whatever it costs.

Anything worth having has its price.

One pays for everything, the trick is not to pay too much of anything for anything.