Quotes about Dime

I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.' Votes: 4

The part about me being an 'okay sorcerer'? 'Not great'? No I believe I missed that. -Lucas Cortez (Dime Store Magic) Votes: 3

So somebody has talent? So what? Dime a dozen. And we're overpopulated. Actually we have more food than we have people and more art. We've gotten to the point of burning food. When will we begin to burn our art? Votes: 3

Get yourself a few "˜Dime a Dozen Generals,' bid high in the "˜former statesmen lobby auction', and put in your pocket one or two "˜ex-congressmen turned lobbyists' who know the ropes when it comes to pocketing a few dozen who still serve. Votes: 3

Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen. Votes: 2

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Votes: 2

Nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. Votes: 2

I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted. Votes: 2

Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it. Votes: 2

If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store. Votes: 2

Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time! Votes: 2

I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension. Votes: 2

In the dime stores and bus stations, people talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, draw conclusions on the wall. Votes: 2

Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Votes: 2

It's the big boys, the Googles of this world, that are already benefiting from piracy and not paying the artists a dime. Votes: 2

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails. Votes: 2

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate. Votes: 2

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime. Votes: 2

We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change. Votes: 2

I act for free, but I demand a huge salary as compensation for all the annoyance of being a public personality. In that sense, I earn every dime I make. Votes: 2

There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage. Votes: 2

I really get a smile that people think they have a right to even suggest how I give my money away. I have no mandate to give a dime to anybody. Votes: 2

The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime. Votes: 2

All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out without my permission, and I've not seen a dime at this point, either. Votes: 2

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. Votes: 2

I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. Votes: 2

But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime. Votes: 2

The dragonfly is an exceptionally beautiful insect and a fierce carnivore. It has four wings that beat independently. This gives it an ability to maneuver in the air with superb dexterity. A dragonfly can put on a burst of speed, stop on a dime, hover, fly backward, and switch direction in a flash. This is a hunting behavior known as hawking. Votes: 2

All three of my parents - I also had a stepmother - were teachers, and my dad taught high school, and as he always reminded me when I was going to spend some money on something, 'Your mother and I, in the Depression, had to decide whether to spend a dime on a loaf of bread or if we could go to a movie with it.' Votes: 2

Life turns on a dime. Votes: 0

Life can turn on a dime. Votes: 0

I can fall asleep on a dime. Votes: 0

I've saved every dime I've made in my life. Votes: 0

Actors with political views are a dime a dozen. Votes: 0

But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen. Votes: 0

Good God! This man should be writing dime novels. Votes: 0

I'm pissed at a nickel because it isn't a dime. Votes: 0

But actors with political views are a dime a dozen. Votes: 0

Ideas are a dime a dozen. It's execution that counts. Votes: 0

I wish I had a dime for every dime I have. Votes: 0

I think I coulda landed on a dime. I really do. Votes: 0

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free. Votes: 0

These days, you've gotta milk a dollar out of every dime. Votes: 0

There's not a dime's worth of difference between Obama and Romney. Votes: 0

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that Votes: 0

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless. Votes: 0

History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel. Votes: 0

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime. Votes: 0

I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas. Votes: 0

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who execute them are not. Votes: 0

Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen. Votes: 0

We want men here, not just players. Players are a dime a dozen Votes: 0

Good guys are a dime a dozen, but an aggressive leader is priceless. Votes: 0

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver. Votes: 0

The whole value of the dime is in knowing what to do with it. Votes: 0

If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke. Votes: 0

I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby. Votes: 0

I never had the feeling I ever had to make a dime doing anything. Votes: 0

Once I built a railroad, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Votes: 0

Good stockbrokers are a dime a dozen, but good shortstops are hard to find. Votes: 0

Calico KittyMy calico kittywas painted and primedshe could prowlthe night away ~without spending a dime... Votes: 0

There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out. Votes: 0

It's a small percentile of people who see one dime out of the music business. Votes: 0

Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket. Votes: 0

I can think of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime, boy. Votes: 0

And I or you pocketless of a dime, may purchase the pick of the earth. Votes: 0

Excuses cost a dime and that's why the poor could afford a lot of it. Votes: 0

Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it. Votes: 0

I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime. Votes: 0

I've never seen a guy change his position so many times, so fast, on a dime. Votes: 0

I have a great ability to improvise verbally and I am very funny on a dime. Votes: 0

I can make people laugh at the drop of a dime. God's given me that ability. Votes: 0

When you're excited about what you do, and nobody gotta give you a dime, that's next level. Votes: 0

Since it doesn't cost a dime to dream, you'll never shortchange yourself when you stretch your imagination. Votes: 0

Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one. Votes: 0

I feel so small I could sit on a dime an' my legs wouldn't even hang over ... Votes: 0

Some friends are like sunny days, with false flames, oozing from afar, coming near without a dime. Votes: 0

Pretty girls come a dime a dozen, try to find one who's gonna give you true loving. Votes: 0

If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now. Votes: 0

When I met my wife, my whole life changed on a dime, really quickly and for the better. Votes: 0

You'll never be successful until I don't have to give you a dime to do what you do. Votes: 0

I don't invest in ideas because ideas are a dime a dozen. I could steal the idea pretty quickly. Votes: 0

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that. Votes: 0

If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I'd still say no. Votes: 0

If youre not living awake to the fact the life can change in a dime, then youre living asleep... Votes: 0

Of course the 19th century remained in blissful ignorance of post-modern irony, and the dime novels were made without end. Votes: 0

I wouldn't give a dime for all the possibilities of [motion pictures with sound]. The public will never accept it. Votes: 0

Down to my last dime and coming apart at the seams. I'm messed up in Mexico, living on refried dreams. Votes: 0

I got my first real six string, bought it at the five and dime, played it 'til my fingers bled. Votes: 0

When a man loves a woman, he'll spend his very last dime tryin' to hold on to what he needs. Votes: 0

My daddy used to maintain, if you have to use ten-dollar words, what you're trying to say isn't worth a dime. Votes: 0

Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative. Votes: 0

I did everything. I worked at S.S. Kresge, the five-and-dime. I worked in a mailroom. I worked processing insurance claims. Votes: 0

When I went to Chicago, I'll put it like this: I was looking for a dime and I found a quarter. Votes: 0

I don't need the money. I don't care if I make a dime on this. Let me make a good record. Votes: 0

I know in an existential sense that life can change on a dime ... something has instantly and inexorably changed in American life. Votes: 0

He hands you a nickel, he hands you a dime. He asks you with a grin, if you're having a good time. Votes: 0

The days are usually filled with nonsense and every now and again somebody flies by the circus to party on your dime. Votes: 0

It's a shame, she had me convinced that she could've been a dime. I guess I lost another one to the wintertime. Votes: 0

It's very simple: The more successful you are, the more you'll earn. But if you're not successful, you will not earn a dime. Votes: 0

Great guitar players are a dime a dozen. It is sometimes your very limitations as players that set you apart from the crowd. Votes: 0

Sometimes crowds start out not liking someone but then they shift and love them. Or vice versa. It can shift on a dime. Votes: 0

Ideas are a dime a dozen, but people who put them into effect are extremely rare. Be the minority and make it happen! Votes: 0

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House. Votes: 0

Guys willing to hold your dick are a dime a dozen; save your hearts for the one who wants to hold your hand. Votes: 0

Ministers who do not spend two hours a day in prayer are not worth a dime a dozen - degrees or no degrees. Votes: 0

I feel my body weakening but my spirit is fine, ready to go to war with devils at the drop of a dime Votes: 0

New York, you got money on your mind. And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York. Votes: 0

When I get down to my last dime I'll just walk over to skid row." "There are some real weirdos down there." "They're everywhere. Votes: 0

A computer can tell you down to the dime what you've sold, but it can never tell you how much you could have sold. Votes: 0

The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime. Votes: 0

You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. Votes: 0

It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong. Votes: 0

As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever. Votes: 0

I have $100 billion… You realize I could spend $3 million a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's if I don't make another dime… Votes: 0

When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again. Votes: 0

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime. Votes: 0

You can't help but just be aware that things might not always be as good as they are, because people's feelings about others can turn on a dime. Votes: 0

Just because I was married to Aly Khan, people think I'm rich. Well, I'm not. I never got a dime from Aly or from any of my husbands. Votes: 0

If I had a dime for every time I heard someone say that they're tired of a genre (zombies) because it's only a fad, I'd be rich. #DeadRising Votes: 0

The Universe doesn't know the difference between a dime and a million. If you refuse the dime, the Universe thinks you don't want money, so you collapse your chances. Votes: 0

The FBI doesn't get a dime until [James] Comey is gone. George [W.Bush] tried to warn us he was a trouble maker but did Barack [Obama] listen? Nooo! Votes: 0

The first duty of government is to protect the citizen from assault. Unless it does this, all the civil rights and civil liberties in the world aren't worth a dime. Votes: 0

I can spare a dime, brother, but in these morally inflationary times, a dime goes a lot farther if it's demanding work rather than adding to the indignity of relief. Votes: 0

Ideas are cheap. A dime a dozen, as they say. It's the implementation that's important! The trick isn't just to have a computer game idea, but to actually create it! Votes: 0

Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort, nobody can judge effort. Because effort is between you and you. Effort ain't got nothing to do with nobody else. Votes: 0

I've had no money, absolutely, from my family. They paid for a good education - or schools that purported to be a good education - but, um, not a dime. Votes: 0

I know I have a first-rate mind, but that`s no source of pride to me. Intelligent people are a dime a dozen. But I am proud of having character. Votes: 0

Life turns on a dime. Sometimes towards us, but more often it spins away, flirting and flashing as it goes: so long, honey, it was good while it lasted, wasn't it? Votes: 0

It's hard to be spontaneous when you have 40 people in your crew, and you're playing to 16,000 people every night, and there's giant lighting rigs, it's hard to change direction on a dime. Votes: 0

One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that. Votes: 0

You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never. Votes: 0

So many I considered, closest to me,turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully,although that knife was chipping away at me,they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep. Votes: 0

Give a beggar a dime and he'll bless you. Give him a dollar and he'll curse you for withholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bottom. Votes: 0

The world turns on a dime, the same now as it always has "” which is to say, money makes the world go 'round. It's also what makes the world go spinning out of control. Votes: 0

Revenge is one of the few things in politics that never gets lost in the mail or written off for a dime on the dollar like losers' campaign debts or pledges to help the Poor. Votes: 0

The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. Votes: 0

Can I brush your hair?” she asked as she led the way, her disposition doing a 180 on a dime. Kids. Can’t live with ’em. Can’t eat ’em for lunch. Votes: 0

We're on the brink of a world in which the wealthiest nations, from Canada to Norway to Japan, can barely project meaningful force to their own borders while the nickel 'n' dime basket-cases go nuclear. Votes: 0