#expensive

A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#cannot #costly #depends #enterprising #expensive

I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but I'm glad that I did it. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#copies #deluxe #did #edition #expensive

The minute health care becomes a huge, unwieldy, expensive government bureaucracy it's a permanent feature of life and there's nothing anyone can do about it. ↗

— Mark Steyn

#anyone #becomes #bureaucracy #care #expensive

Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#dead #embroidery #expensive #grave #monument

In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. ↗

— John Lasseter

#economic #economic times #entertainment #family #inexpensive

The second thing is, if you want to do something about global warming, you have to think much more long-term. There is something wrong with saying we should start using renewables now, while they are still incredibly expensive. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#expensive #global #global warming #incredibly #long-term

The Pacific Northwest depends on inexpensive renewable energy from our dams. ↗

— Cathy McMorris

#depends #energy #inexpensive #northwest #our

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear . ↗

— Freddie Mercury

#combine #dear #expensive #group #lot

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It is going to be scarce, it is going to be expensive. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#california #certain #certain things #example #expensive

Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair? ↗

— Dennis Miller

#cost #days #does #electricity #expensive