Quotes about Trade-offs

Well, that's one of the paradoxes of life. You can't have it all. You can have some of this and some of that or all of this and none of that. We make the trade-offs we think are best at the time

Well, that's one of the paradoxes of life. You can't have it all. You can have some of this and some of that or all of this and none of that.

Well, that's one of the paradoxes of life. You can't have it all. You can have some of this or some of that or all of this and none of that. We make trade-offs we think are best at the time.

We all make trade-offs to get what we want. But no matter what you stand to gain, when the thing you're asked to trade is yourself, the price is too high." What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?

To do well at a few things, give up many things.

You don't have to be great to become a person of courage. You just need to want to reach your potential and to be willing to trade what seems good in the moment for what's best for your potential. That's something you can do regardless of your level of natural talent.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

I've always said if I'm winning at one thing, I'm failing at another.

Judge your success by what you had to give up to get it.

Whenever you say yes to something, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your yes is worth the less.