#pensive

First of all, in the old days, if you wanted to show someone getting shot on film, all you could do was place an effect in the original take. And if you wanted to brighten somebody's face and leave the rest of the room dark, that was a very expensive process. ↗

— George A. Romero

#could #dark #days #effect #expensive

It's not what you spend but how you wear it that counts. The key is often to dress up inexpensive basics with accessories. Something like a beautiful designer bag or belt can make everything else look richer and more luxurious. ↗

— Chloe Sevigny

#bag #basics #beautiful #belt #counts

To my knowledge, the Department of Homeland Security has focused on detection devices that are large, expensive, use a large amount of energy, and cannot easily be placed in or on a shipping container. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#cannot #container #department #detection #devices

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. ↗

— John Sladek

#exactly #expensive #far #future #like

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity. ↗

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

#missed #more #nothing #opportunity #than

In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone. ↗

— Carson McCullers

#enlightenment #expression #face #faces #life

I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive. ↗

— Birch Bayh

#become #burden #difference #elected #expensive

In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis. ↗

— Lois Capps

#dirtiest #drilling #energy #expensive #most

My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.' ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#ever #expensive #father #get #gets

The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive. ↗

— Lee Child

#big #bigger #british #cliff #either