An implication to that an essay, for example, does not have to be 20 pages long if it's full of bullshit. Rather a short high-quality essay than a useless high-quantity essay.
Remember class, Quality over quantity on this paper. There's no need to write a long paper if it's filled with pointless sentences.
I had this conversation at lunch whether to go to McDonalds or Subway, Subway you get quality and McDonalds you get Quantity. We used whether you would want to screw an ugly fat girl a lot, or a really hot girl once... we went to Subway
"Wal-Mart is cheap, but they really need to spend less time on quantity and more time on quality."
or
"Bill G., the new CEO, had some quality vs. quantitydecisions to make regarding his company's product. He couild either produce a lot cheaply, or produce fewer but better goods."