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
The never ending struggle between a lot of cheap crap or a smaller amount of expensive crap.
"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. quantity decisions to make regarding his company's product. He couild either produce a lot cheaply, or produce fewer but better goods."
The quandary of whether to achieve one's goals with a few products of high quality, or many products of low quality, as one cannot have both high quality and high quantity
The dilemma the farmerfaced was one of quality vs. quantity--should he plant many seeds of a variety with a low germination rate, or fewer seeds of a variety with a high germination rate.