Famous quote by Major Owens

Mobile Desktop
He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of lets do it, the costs were very small. They were less than t
Like

"He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,' the costs were very small. They were less than they'd had to spend to host a convention of transportation executives. The cost was not that great"

- Major Owens

About this Quote

Major Owens' quote suggests that the expense of a certain task was not as pricey as at first believed. He testified that when the project was viewed from a viewpoint of "let's do it," the costs were much lower than anticipated. Specifically, the expense was less than what would have been spent to host a convention of transportation executives. This implies that the job was not as expensive as at first presumed, and that it deserved pursuing. In General, Major Owens' quote suggests that the expense of the project was not as great as at first believed, which it deserved pursuing.

About the Author

USA Flag This quote is written / told by Major Owens somewhere between June 28, 1936 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without
Jose Rizal
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"
Jose Rizal, Writer
Small: Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon t
William Shakespeare
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Behind every great fortune lies a great crime - Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac
"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
Small: The eyes have one language everywhere - George Herbert
George Herbert
"The eyes have one language everywhere"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: Men are only as great as they are kind - Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
"Men are only as great as they are kind"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards - Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: Hes by best friend and the father of my children. Hes a great ex - Sarah Ferguson
"He's by best friend and the father of my children. He's a great ex"
Sarah Ferguson, Author
Small: Love is blind friendship closes its eyes - Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The only way to do great work is to love what you do - Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author