Quotes about Earned

Earned a bachelor's at 27, then an M.F.A. that is still completely unused and in mint condition, never taken out of the box. Votes: 3

Never spend your money before you have earned it. Votes: 2

The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools. Votes: 2

Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. Votes: 2

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. Votes: 2

I think our veterans certainly deserve and have earned the best health care in the world. Votes: 2

The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. Votes: 2

Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks. Votes: 2

I felt I'd earned the Good Housekeeping Seal when I designed an oval-shaped spaghetti pot, because spaghetti is long. Votes: 2

Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like. Votes: 2

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. Votes: 2

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. Votes: 2

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Votes: 2

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. Votes: 2

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. Votes: 2

We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our values and not merely our weapons. Votes: 2

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. Votes: 2

I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned. Votes: 2

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!' Votes: 2

Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. Votes: 2

Everybody understands that you're supposed to say 'our employees are our most valuable asset' to the point where, even if it's really true, they're not going to really trust you until you've earned that - same with customers. Votes: 2

Leisure time is only leisure time when it is earned; otherwise, leisure time devolves into soul-killing lassitude. There's a reason so many new retirees, freed from the treadmill of work, promptly keel over on the golf course: Work fulfills us. It keeps us going. Votes: 2

When I was working at the Sprint store, I got laid off. I was bummed out, but I stayed positive. I used the money I had earned while working there to make my first album. Without that job, maybe 'Corazon Sin Cara' would never had been made. It's a very inspirational story. Votes: 2

According to the IRS, the wealthiest 400 Americans, who earned an average of roughly $270 million in 2008, paid an average tax rate of just 18.2 percent that year. That's about the same rate paid by a single truck driver in Rhode Island. It's not right, and we need to restore fairness to our tax code. Votes: 2

There is a legitimate concern about wealth distribution in the United States, but the answer is not to scapegoat any individual who makes over $200,000 per year and to try to sell the fraud that the government can equitably take the money of those who have earned it and give it to those who haven't. Votes: 2

My husband has some very interesting hobbies, and through him, I've learned to fly and earned my pilot's license. Together, we fly all over the United States. Since our children are all grown now, we also travel a great deal in Europe, but we take commercial flights because our plane is not really equipped to make transatlantic flights. Votes: 2

In 1967, I signed up for the Army, where I earned an equivalency diploma, then went on to join the Special Forces. That was really was the turning point in my life. I became more disciplined and focused. I went overseas and was in combat, got wounded a couple of times, lost a lot of good friends but matured a great deal. Votes: 2

Happiness earned, not given. Votes: 0

Trust is earned. Like gold. Votes: 0

I earned my famous name. Votes: 0

Greatness is earned, not given. Votes: 0

Trustworthy is earned not bought. Votes: 0

I have earned my disillusionment. Votes: 0

Ability is God-given, prowess is earned, Votes: 0

Nothing of value comes without being earned. Votes: 0

Instead of spending money, I earned it. Votes: 0

We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned. Votes: 0

Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned. Votes: 0

Guilt is glorious when it's well earned. Votes: 0

I love money because I've earned it. Votes: 0

There is no happiness that isn't earned Votes: 0

A penny saved is a penny earned. Votes: 0

A billion saved is a billion earned. Votes: 0

A dollar saved is a quarter earned. Votes: 0

Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN. Votes: 0

Respect is not given, it is earned. Votes: 0

Success is never deserved. Success is always earned. Votes: 0

There's always pressure and that pressure is earned. Votes: 0

Disrespect cannot be commanded, it must be earned. Votes: 0

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it. Votes: 0

Money won is always better than money earned. Votes: 0

The highest qualities of character...must be earned.... Votes: 0

Greatness is never free; it must be earned. Votes: 0

Trust is not a request, Trust is earned. Votes: 0

For the Left, affluence is won, not earned. Votes: 0

A penny saved is better than a penny earned. Votes: 0

Money you haven't earned is not good for you. Votes: 0

Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned Votes: 0

Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned. Votes: 0

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn. Votes: 0

I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got. Votes: 0

Everyday we are at war. Peaceful mind is earned. Votes: 0

I have earned the money and changed the nappies! Votes: 0

Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. Votes: 0

The best wisdom is earned through experience, particularly mistakes. Votes: 0

I have not earned what I have already enjoyed. Votes: 0

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose. Votes: 0

He who hasn't tasted bitter things hasn't earned sweet things. Votes: 0

Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned. Votes: 0

Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation. Votes: 0

Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence Votes: 0

I'm a grown woman. I've earned my experiences, my scars. Votes: 0

I'm very proud of my well-earned wrinkles, so show 'em. Votes: 0

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. Votes: 0

I don't beg for those things which can be earned. Votes: 0

Success is something that has to be earned every day. Votes: 0

I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me. Votes: 0

I used up every cent I earned as an actress. Votes: 0

Any time you audition and get it, you earned it. Votes: 0

Success is not an entitlement. It has to be earned Votes: 0

If you earned money listening to music, I'd be a millionaire. Votes: 0

Respect earned through fear instead of deeds, was not truly respect. Votes: 0

Respect was earned, not demanded, but dignity was taught by example. Votes: 0

Do not deprive me of my age. I have earned it. Votes: 0

He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him. Votes: 0

I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now. Votes: 0

I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing. Votes: 0

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. Votes: 0

Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned... Votes: 0

Trust is earned by many deeds, and lost by only one. Votes: 0

A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned. Votes: 0

Power isn't free. Energy isn't free. It has to be earned. Votes: 0

A dollar saved is a dollar earned but seldom vice versa. Votes: 0

When they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree. Votes: 0

The person who has earned love the least needs it the most. Votes: 0

The right to reticence seems earned only by having nothing to hide. Votes: 0

Repeat business or behavior can be bribed. Loyalty has to be earned. Votes: 0

Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one. Votes: 0

America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it. Votes: 0

No one has earned the right to do less than their best. Votes: 0

Those who are unwilling to invest in the future haven't earned one Votes: 0

Only those who have earned leisure know how to use it profitably. Votes: 0

Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. Votes: 0

Good character keeps good brand safely. Bad character destroys hard earned brands. Votes: 0

Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story. Votes: 0

Respect is earned, Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned. Votes: 0

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting. Votes: 0

Money earned by men would not always reach to their wives and children. Votes: 0

No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. Votes: 0

I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned. Votes: 0

Happiness and health must be earned by absolute control of the emotional nature. Votes: 0

Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned Votes: 0

The universe is gratis. It cannot be earned, nor need it be earned. Votes: 0

Her stare was direct and unwavering, full of confidence earned from painful experience... Votes: 0

Scrimgeour: "It's time you learned some respect!" Harry: "It's time you earned it. Votes: 0

Kingsley nodded. 'Of course. Sophia always did say wisdom had to be earned. Votes: 0

Surprise! The returns reported by mutual funds aren't actually earned by mutual fund investors. Votes: 0

The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice. Votes: 0

A good reputation is something that must be earned, yet can never be bought. Votes: 0

What, exactly, is the happiness that can be earned by turning away from reality? Votes: 0

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges. Votes: 0

All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs. Votes: 0

If you make a habit of doing nothing, you have already earned your reward. Votes: 0

I was born serious and I have earned my bread making other people laugh. Votes: 0

There's nothing more embarrassing than to have earned the disfavor of a perceptive animal. Votes: 0

Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith? Votes: 0

Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith~? Votes: 0

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth. Votes: 0

Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things. Votes: 0

In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have. Votes: 0

I earned the name from the Greek god Zelos who is the god of rivalry. Votes: 0

The right to criticize must be earned, even if the advice is constructive in nature. Votes: 0

I take pride in taking the hard road and prove to people I earned it. Votes: 0

I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote. Votes: 0

Respect can only be given to those who have earned it by working for it. Votes: 0

When you have a baby, love is automatic, when you get married, love is earned. Votes: 0

It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned. Votes: 0

Humanity is not a gift of nature, it is a spiritual achievement to be earned. Votes: 0

No one is born with self confidence. Self confidence is learned and earned with experience. Votes: 0

It is unwise to waste in thought what could be earned and secured in action. Votes: 0

I've always felt embraced by the Broadway community even before I felt like I earned it. Votes: 0

I've always earned my own money and enjoy being independent. It's how I was brought up. Votes: 0

No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer. Votes: 0

We [americans] have earned the moral authority, at least compared to anybody else in the world... Votes: 0

When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award. Votes: 0

I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency. Votes: 0

How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it. Votes: 0

I feel like when I give trust that isn't earned, I receive hurt that isn't deserved. Votes: 0

I've had well-paid jobs, but in comparison to what footballers earn, I've not earned serious money. Votes: 0

Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought. Votes: 0

In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington: Today it is 1 in 4. Votes: 0

Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat. Votes: 0

I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It's not even close. Votes: 0

I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it. Votes: 0

A substantial extension of public ownership is an essential pre-requisite of greater equality of earned income Votes: 0

I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time. Votes: 0

My father did not rock. He just earned and hated. Don't end up like this man. Votes: 0

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer. Votes: 0

The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment. Votes: 0

I think whatever I've done, I hope I've earned a footnote in India's long and tortuous history. Votes: 0

Civilization must be destroyed. The hairy saints of the North have earned this crumb by their complaints. Votes: 0

Hey, it's your birthday ?. Sit back, relax and enjoy it ? you've earned it! Have a Great One. Votes: 0

I earned the right to get in the team, and fought every game to be in it. Votes: 0

There's a loss of autonomy that comes from not being able to own the wealth you've earned. Votes: 0

I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour. Votes: 0

Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected. Votes: 0

Old age takes away from us what we have inherited and gives us what we have earned. Votes: 0

Independence is never given to a people, it has to be earned; and, once earned, must be defended. Votes: 0

Do I really deserve this pleasure? This is American, too-the insecurity about whether we have earned our happiness. Votes: 0

Large corporate entities are more untrusted than trusted. And they've earned that by the way they've done things. Votes: 0

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it. Votes: 0

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace. Votes: 0

I would love to retire a Raider, but I have earned the right to be a free agent. Votes: 0

In 1969, nationwide, female professors who had never been married and never published earned 145% of their counterpart male colleagues. Votes: 0

A good name is what is given you by others and that which has been earned by you. Votes: 0

Men will spend their health getting wealth. Then, gladly pay all they have earned to get health back. Votes: 0

I'm not some movie star relying on a studio. I have my own fans and I earned them. Votes: 0

I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18. Votes: 0

The Savior empowers us with His grace, not because we've earned it, but because He loves us perfectly. Votes: 0

The rich think this land is theirs though they have never earned the right to call it theirs. Votes: 0

I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money. Votes: 0

A little arrogance in the hands of the capable is well earned - and in most case, deserved. Votes: 0

I think I speak for everyone," he says, "when I say you have earned the title of Dauntless". Votes: 0

Respect should be earned and not bestowed, it is something to work for and not a birth right! Votes: 0

In the end, it doesn't matter how much you earned, but how much you gave away with love. Votes: 0

Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted. Votes: 0

I have always held the conviction that American citizens should keep as much of their hard-earned money as possible. Votes: 0

Massie's frindship is something that has to be earned. Not because she's beautiful or popular but because she's loyal. Votes: 0

Art may be for the privileged few but they have earned the privilege and deny it to no one. Votes: 0

Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines. Votes: 0

You might say that you've finally earned the wisdom.Actually, it's the wisdom that has found and formed you. Votes: 0

Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths. Votes: 0

A person is what he says and does; that's how you learn whether his reputation was earned or manufactured. Votes: 0

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14. Votes: 0

Though everyone has an equal right to speak, not all have earned an equal right to be taken seriously. Votes: 0

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. Votes: 0

It is pitiful when a man bears a name for convenience merely, who has earned neither name nor fame. Votes: 0

The stuff that?s most important to me in life can?t be bought ? it can only be earned. Votes: 0

I played in the Premier League for Blackpool and earned the right to go to a club like Liverpool. Votes: 0

In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given. Votes: 0

I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist. Votes: 0

I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding. Votes: 0

Silk didn't care if it slid over scars or smooth, untouched skin. I'd earned my right to be paranoid. Votes: 0

We are not princes of the earth, we are the descendants of worms, and any nobility must be earned. Votes: 0

I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice, Votes: 0

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. Votes: 0

How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men? Votes: 0

Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands. Votes: 0

I have never earned one penny from any pharmaceutical company. I will never accept one penny from them either. Ever. Votes: 0

Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping. Votes: 0

I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one. Votes: 0

That we have but little faith is not sad, but that we have little faithfulness. By faithfulness faith is earned. Votes: 0

In the long run, investing is not about markets at all. Investing is about enjoying the returns earned by businesses. Votes: 0

A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. Votes: 0

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum. Votes: 0

Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned. Votes: 0

The whole basis for our relationship with God is rooted and grounded in grace, in that which is not earned. Votes: 0

It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents. Votes: 0

Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system? Votes: 0

I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep. Votes: 0

The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement. Votes: 0

As a cabin boy on a Norwegian sailing ship I earned five kronen a week in addition to my keep. Votes: 0

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me. Votes: 0

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. Votes: 0

What children need is the conviction that satisfaction can and must be earned. ... Spoiled children do not learn the must. Votes: 0

I want to earn my own way, I like having nice things but I've never accepted anything I haven't earned. Votes: 0

Immortality is a chancy thing; it cannot be promised or earned. Perhaps it cannot even be identified for what it is. Votes: 0

Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not "given", it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice. Votes: 0

power is obtainable respect is earned loyalty is priceless and revenge is sweet these are the lessons we learn in life Votes: 0

He earned his love through discipline, a thundering velvet hand, his gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand. Votes: 0

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In my day, we earned that recognition. Votes: 0

When billionaire car dealers or manufacturers pay for ambassadorships, at least they pay with money earned by selling something of value. Votes: 0

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses. Votes: 0

I believe when hard-working citizens have earned their pension, it's wrong for Washington bureaucrats and politicians to take their pensions away. Votes: 0

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three. Votes: 0

I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax. Votes: 0

In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.' Votes: 0

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it. Votes: 0

Whoever said kindness should be earned is wrong. A kick in the shins is earned - kindness should be a given. Votes: 0

Trust can never be earned, but can only be given. But once you have it, you can damn sure lose it. Votes: 0

Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace. Votes: 0

If the gods do decide to wipe us out, is it such a bad thing? Maybe we've earned a little annihilation. Votes: 0

[Donald] Trump is a fascist and that`s not a term I use loosely or often but he has earned it. Votes: 0

Most people inherit success and fame; if you have earned it piece by piece you will know how hard it is. Votes: 0

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child. Votes: 0

A girl's body was a prize. It had to be more than asked for. It had to be earned, worshipped, and avowed. Votes: 0

I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory. Votes: 0

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers. Votes: 0

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. Votes: 0

The few people who earned my respect are those who are predictable in their character but totally unpredictable the way they think! Votes: 0

Of course love is never earned. It is a grace we give one another. Anything we need to earn is only approval. Votes: 0

To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now. Votes: 0

I'd really like to give back to the world, but everything I've achieved, I've earned on my own, so what's the point? Votes: 0

To our men and women in the armed services, the huge and deep core of your loyalty has earned the nation's accolade. Votes: 0

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude. Votes: 0

At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned. Votes: 0

Luck is earned. Luck is working so hard at your craft, service or enterprise that sooner or later you get a break. Votes: 0

Optimism....is neither weak nor naive. It can be tough and pure and earned just as clearly as any brooding existential despair. Votes: 0

A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody. Votes: 0

When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them. Votes: 0

There's a familiarity that sometimes shocks and annoys the hell out of me. People want a relationship with you that they haven't earned. Votes: 0

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends. Votes: 0

Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned. Votes: 0

Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the sequel. Votes: 0

There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain them. Votes: 0

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. Votes: 0

When your toil has been a pleasure, you have not earned money merely, but money, health, delight, and moral profit, all in one. Votes: 0

Bryan [Cranston] created something completely unique, that was earned by its authenticity. That's what gave us the license to push it a bit. Votes: 0

In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it. Votes: 0

If you're lazy, don't expect much in terms of success. You're owed nothing and success will not be given to you. It's earned. Votes: 0

That's one of the benefits of working with a smaller network like IFC. You're awarded more trust, but trust that I really earned. Votes: 0

Many women have earned titles, Your Grace. It doesn't seem to have been a factor in whether or not they actually received them. Votes: 0

I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience. Votes: 0

You see, our hard-earned saving are always going to be taken away from us by someone - whether we have any or not. Votes: 0

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got. Votes: 0

When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned w/ perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it. Votes: 0

I have a confession to make. For years, I earned a living - or a sort of living - writing negative book reviews. Votes: 0

The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you, but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned. Votes: 0

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it. Votes: 0

Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it. Votes: 0

Brilliant, hard-earned and honest. The erasures and reappearances of figure and ground-that hard drama-have rarely been so movingly undertaken. A heartbreakingly beautiful work. Votes: 0

Ours is a civil fight, and imprisonment as a civil prisoner has got to be earned by the strict observance of the programme. Votes: 0

I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company. Votes: 0

Now I’m floating like a butterfly Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes I went from zero, to my own hero Votes: 0

I want my kids to enjoy romance as part of the entirety of marriage, when it has been earned with commitment and hard work. Votes: 0

We often pray for purity, unselfishness, for the highest qualities of character, and forget that these things cannot be given, but must be earned. Votes: 0

I will continue to work diligently in Congress to ensure that our veterans receive the benefits and care that they have earned and deserve. Votes: 0

As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens. Votes: 0

As Antiquus's son, I was next in line to be the leader of my villageBut leadership is not inherited. It is earned through action. Votes: 0

a lesson must be lived in order to be learned and the clarity to see and stop this now that is what i've earned Votes: 0

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director. Votes: 0

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living. Votes: 0

The reason you have to say "Trust me" is that you haven't earned it and are forced to ask for it - BAD MOVE. Votes: 0

I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity. Votes: 0

Leadership is learned, earned, and discerned. You develop it. It's based on trust and credibility. Others see it in you. You can't demand it. Votes: 0

I am tired again tonight - a good kind of tired. Some aches are well earned. I wish I could see the sky tonight Votes: 0

I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college. Votes: 0

Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man's values, it has to be earned. Votes: 0

I'm a sexually liberated woman that earned that liberation. I am very proud of the fact that I feel comfortable in certain forums discussing sex. Votes: 0

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends. Votes: 0

What have I earned from you, Valek? Loyalty? Respect? Trust?" "You have my attention. But give me what I want, and you can have everything. Votes: 0

The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion with the blade. Votes: 0

Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other. Votes: 0

In today's world, it never looks good when you're suing somebody who earned $20,000 for writing a book over a period of a year or two. Votes: 0

When it comes to success in business, an MBA degree is optional. But a GSD, which is only earned by Getting Stuff Done, is required. Votes: 0

The self-esteem one acquires and a well-earned feeling of one's strength are the only consolation in this world. Income, after all, most brutes have that. Votes: 0

I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK. Votes: 0

If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves. Votes: 0

People are not really interested in what politicians talk about, but what they are really interested in is how their hard-earned tax money is spent. Votes: 0

The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income. Votes: 0

Respect is a thing earned, not bought, and a man who lets it be known that he seeks respect will probably never see it bestowed. Votes: 0

As every American who has ever received a paycheck is aware, the amount of money earned and the amount actually brought home are not the same. Votes: 0

Wealth is not necessarily a bad thing when it has been earned in an honest manner and neither other individuals nor the environment suffered for it. Votes: 0

The almost erotic pleasure of spending money that others have earned and saved is one reason people put up with the tiresome aspects of political life. Votes: 0

The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators. Votes: 0

Someone must stand up to those who say, "Here's the key, there's the Treasury, just take as many of those hard-earned tax dollars as you want." Votes: 0

We may never know why Joe Ellis fabricated a heroic past. But we know that the life he embellished has deeply diminished the life he'd earned. Votes: 0

In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote. Votes: 0

Tax expenditures for middle- and working-class Americans - like the earned income tax credit - aren't thought of as loopholes; they're just thought of as benefits. Votes: 0

If you don't give trust to others, it's because you haven't earned it. If you don't have trust form others, it's because YOU haven't earned it. Votes: 0

If women really earned fifty-nine cents to the dollar for the same work as men, what business could compete effectively by hiring men at any level? Votes: 0

World is full of people waiting to pursue their passion, if given a chance. Unfortunately, the "chance" will not be given, it needs to be earned. Votes: 0

Women's loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind Votes: 0

Walking with your chest out and your head held high says you have earned the right to stomp and pummel this particular piece of real estate. Votes: 0

Why do we consider that just because people have more money, they do not deserve it? It is totally wrong. They deserve everything they have earned. Votes: 0

It seems to me that President Carter has earned his place as if not the worst president in history, the worst president of the 20th Century. Votes: 0

Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I drifted into writing. Votes: 0

My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, 'How much is that?' Votes: 0

I'm shy to call myself a director still. When someone says, 'What do you do for a living?' I don't know if I've earned that. Votes: 0

I think what drove me insane for a long time is feeling like I hadn't earned most of what I achieved because it came so fast. Votes: 0

You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept. Votes: 0

Here you find us sitting on a field of victory, amid the plunder of armies, and you wonder how we came by a few well-earned comforts! Votes: 0

You want to live a life in which the things you have traded your hard-earned money for are quality items that really do uplift your life. Votes: 0

I have nothing more to give you than my heart. Spanish saying Hearts are not to be had as a gift hearts are to be earned... Votes: 0

The bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive from life is something you have earned. Votes: 0

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it. Votes: 0

It will be a great day when taxpayers keep the money they earned and DC has to hold a bake sale to to raise the debt limit. Votes: 0

If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg, for your kids or family. Votes: 0

Tom Sleigh's poetry is hard-earned and well founded. I great admire the way it refuses to cut emotional corners and yet achieves a sense of lyric absolution. Votes: 0

The healthiest people were those who didn't spend money that they hadn't earned, to buy things that they didn't need, to impress people that they didn't like. Votes: 0

He has certainly earned a reputation as a fantastic mayor, because the results speak for themselves. I mean, New York's a safer place for him to be. Votes: 0

All our contemporary philosophers perhaps without knowing it are looking through eyeglasses that Baruch Spinoza polished. Spinoza was a philosopher who earned his livelihood by grinding lenses. Votes: 0

Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking advantage of events without overreaching. Votes: 0

Those who go to Heaven ride on a pass and enter into blessings that they never earned, but all who go to hell pay their own way. Votes: 0

I played hard for four quarters, and I took home a dollar. And with college being about pay to play, I earned my spot on the bench. Votes: 0

There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned, there wouldn't be any budget problems. Votes: 0

I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear. Votes: 0

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned. Votes: 0

The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it. Votes: 0

You get a: "Can Do Attitude," by practicing to be excellent. Since you earn success by being determined, higher willpower is earned too. Raise yourself to excellence. Votes: 0

I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money. Votes: 0

Every morning I wake up in a home where Mike Tyson previously laid in the bed and he earned over $500 million his career. It makes me conscious. Votes: 0

All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. Votes: 0

The compensation for a death sentence is the knowledge of the exact hour when one is to die. A great luxury, but one that is well earned. Votes: 0

Income earned by the sweat of your brow should be taxed at the lowest rates, not the highest. Capital gains should be taxed at a higher rate. Votes: 0

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed. Votes: 0

What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice. Votes: 0

It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him. Votes: 0

Loyalty is earned with friendliness, responsiveness, ease of doing business, fair value, and the good feeling customers get when they call you, visit you, or interact with you. Votes: 0

You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words. Votes: 0

My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education. Votes: 0

When someone thinks, "I liked his last book, I'll hope this new one is good" and shells out their hard-earned, I fervently want that person to be thrilled. Votes: 0

The richest man in the world is not the one who still has the first dollar he ever earned. It's the man who still has his best friend. Votes: 0

Everything we have comes from (God's) hands; even if we worked for it or earned it, He still gave us the ability and the opportunity to do it. Votes: 0

I've got a record in Florida. I'm proud of my dad, and I'm certainly proud of my brother. In Florida, they called me Jeb, because I earned it. Votes: 0

They forget that we, too, have earned the right to live! So I say if we are going to die, my friend, let us die trying, not sitting. Votes: 0

There is a tremendous movement on to get lower taxes on earned incomes. Then will come the real problem, 'Who among us on salary are earning our income?' Votes: 0

Square cuts which ordinarily would have flashed to the boundary earned only two, and I believe that those two innings would have been worth 150 apiece in a county match. Votes: 0

When I left EastEnders, I could have earned an absolute fortune from sexy calendars, shoots for lads' mags, fitness videos and reality shows. But I always turned them down. Votes: 0

It's very disheartening to encounter a fearful twenty-one year old. They haven't earned the right to be that afraid. It's not like we're living in war-torn Bosnia or something. Votes: 0

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it. Votes: 0

My legislation, the Simple Savings Tax Relief Act of 2005, simply eliminates the taxation of interest earned in savings accounts, such as passbook savings accounts or bank certificates of deposit. Votes: 0

The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference! Votes: 0

Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. It's like building trust. You don't instantly have trust, it has to be earned. Votes: 0

Marx's theory that only capitalists benefit from capitalism and workers are exploited was completely wrong. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Workers earned more as economies grew. Votes: 0

For me, the slower burn is a deeper and more effective scare. But I only like those kinds of scares when they're really earned. I don't like false scares. Votes: 0

In the last century, I earned my living as a librarian, and I loved it. I'd have to take some classes to get up to speed with 21st-century librarianship. Votes: 0

I'll continue to work to ensure that safety and I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the men and women who provide public safety in our city. Votes: 0

Nobody roots for people who presume success. You have to earn success, and success is earned by making a movie that audiences like and want to see more of. Votes: 0

Luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it. Votes: 0

When grace is given it comes to us as joy, maybe, but it can also be earned, I am convinced, through the rigorous examination of the sources of pain." Votes: 0

This sense of power is the highest and best of pleasures when the belief on which it is founded is a true belief, and has been fairly earned by investigation. Votes: 0

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one, Votes: 0

One of my books, 'Rain Falling on My Face,' earned me the 39th Edogawa Ranpo prize. It's a very prestigious literary prize in Japan, mostly for mysteries and thrillers. Votes: 0

At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them. Votes: 0

If trust must be earned, hasn't God unequivocally earned our trust with the bark on the raw wounds, the thorns pressed into the brow, your name on the cracked lips. Votes: 0

I don't think you earn the right to a message until you've earned it by having a real fight, really being willing to stand up for what you believe in. Votes: 0

Every political creation of new money transfers wealth from workers and savers to those who are spending in the market place newly created monetary units which no one has earned. Votes: 0

Sir Terry Pratchett - he was knighted in 2009, and on him it looked earned rather than entitled - wrote about dragons, wizards, turtles, witches, time-travelling monks, and suitcases with legs. Votes: 0

I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden. Votes: 0

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good. Votes: 0

For lots of people who became rich, they believe they earned their fortune through hard work. They don't think about society and only want to leave their fortune to their children. Votes: 0

Common sense is not a simple thing. Instead, it is an immense society of hard-earned practical ideas - of multitudes of life-learned rules and exceptions, dispositions and tendencies, balances and checks. Votes: 0

Peace is the precious fruit of a righteous life. It is possible because of the Atonement of the Savior. It is earned through full repentance, for that leads to refreshing forgiveness. Votes: 0

President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited. Votes: 0

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. Votes: 0

none but the estimable shall hear from me that I esteem them. The whole world is entitled to my courtesy, but greater tribute than that must be earned through virtuous acts. Votes: 0

Our constituents paid into Social Security, and they want it paid back to them when they retire. Cutting Social Security benefits that Americans have earned should always be a last resort. Votes: 0

That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain the longest; as those who have earned a fortune are usually more careful of it than those who have inherited one. Votes: 0

I really appreciate and respect the audience. People pay their hard-earned money to go watch you, so I feel like it's my job to give 100,000% of myself to what I'm doing. Votes: 0

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that the United States government was protecting them. Votes: 0

You have stripped from me the rank and privileges of the professorship and the doctoral degree which I earned, and you have set me at the level of the lowest criminal. Votes: 0

I have never bought into the idea that blood is thicker than water. Love and respect are meant to be earned from our children, our spouses, our families, and our friends. Votes: 0

The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!' Votes: 0

Love did not have to make sense. It did not have to be worthy. It did not have to be earned. It did not have to woo. It just simply was. Votes: 0

Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that. Votes: 0

The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place Votes: 0

He's earned all his money himself, with his fists. He didn't steal it like the rest of our politicians. And he'll be less tempted to steal if he gets in the chair. Votes: 0

I tell you," he [Milosevic] continued, "Izetbegovic has earned Sarajevo by not abandoning it. He's one tough guy. It's his". These words were probably the most astonishing and unexpected of the conference. Votes: 0

Self-esteem must be earned! When you dare to dream, dare to follow that dream, dare to suffer through the pain, sacrifice, self-doubts, and friction from the world, you will genuinely impress yourself. Votes: 0

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want. Votes: 0

If a woman earned a dollar by scrubbing, her husband had a right to take the dollar and go and get drunk with it and beat her afterwards. It was his dollar. Votes: 0

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles. Votes: 0

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect. Votes: 0

In university, in a vain attempt to stave off the frosh fifteen, I used to melt fat-free cheese over broccoli, onions and cauliflower in the cafeteria microwave. That earned me few friends. Votes: 0

I come home with an honestly earned feeling that something good has taken place. It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent. Votes: 0

Nobody whom this war has touched will ever be happy again in quite the same way. But it will be a better happiness, I think, little sister - a happiness we've earned. Votes: 0

Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he earned could be used to help others. Votes: 0

Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well-deserved F in any freshman economics (or earth science) class. Votes: 0

The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments Votes: 0

I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned. Votes: 0

There's a lot we can do to improve American's retirement security, but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of forty percent or more. Votes: 0

Every penny that has always been earned with integrity by a person to lead life with a real simplicity has only perhaps helped to serve Almighty & protect and preserve humanity in the society. Votes: 0

Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again. Votes: 0

In return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted. Votes: 0

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand. Votes: 0

Maleness in America is not absolutely defined; it has to be kept and re-earned every day, and one essential element in the definition is beating women in every game that both sexes play. Votes: 0

Because Social Security has not contributed to our debt, Americans should be skeptical of any politician who says that benefits Americans have earned must be reduced in order to address our national debt. Votes: 0

As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself...all of which I've earned a living doing. Votes: 0

If a team lives up to its role as favorite, it will have earned the World Cup. By the way, Adidas grew by about 30 percent in Brazil even without sponsoring the national team. Votes: 0

I have never had a man give me money. I've always been the provider. I have always been the one who went out and earned, and I've never felt unequal in that way. Votes: 0

So when I got out of the military, I went back to school in biology, and earned a biology degree at the University of Texas, and then did some graduate work in it. Votes: 0

Getting bad reviews or doing something thats not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that Ive earned my stripes a bit. Votes: 0

Wherever you are, however you got there, if it's good, you're meant to be there either because you earned it or life led you there and you were smart enough to hold on. Votes: 0

Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on. Votes: 0

When they return home from serving our country, our National Guard and Reserve members shouldn't have to be confronted with red tape in order to access the benefits they've earned fighting for our country. Votes: 0

And very often the influence exerted on a person's character by the amount of his income is hardly less, if it is less, than that exerted by the way in which it is earned. Votes: 0

Consumerism is so weird. Its a sort of conspiracy we collude in. Youd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on. Votes: 0

In my view, success is earned externally by being better than other people. But character, that sort of unfakeable goodness, is earned by being better than you used to be. And it's about self-confrontation. Votes: 0

The first thing my writing ever earned me wasn't an advance on a book; it wasn't a fee for an article or anything like that. It was, in fact, a residency at Hedgebrook Farm. Votes: 0

I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I was, so I've kind of just quite willingly stood back. Votes: 0

I earned my place,With the tidal waves.I can't escape this feeling,That something ain't right.I called my nameAs I crashed the gates,Still I can't escape this feelingThat something ain't right. Votes: 0

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin. Votes: 0

In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live. Votes: 0

Someone putting down $25 of his or her hard-earned money to buy my product, then doing it again because they felt the payoff was worth it. That's as good as it gets for an author. Votes: 0

I was fortunate to work a lot, and I worked hard, and I was very devoted to that, and then I earned this jewel box of a life that I felt completely entitled to. Votes: 0

There is so much pressure to be thin, and you constantly compare yourself to others. But confidence is something that comes with age and experience - it has to be earned along the way. Votes: 0

With Twitter, you just want to make people laugh in their meeting; on stage, people have paid for their tickets with their hard-earned money, so I owe them the truth as I experience it. Votes: 0

In 2001, Congress passed much needed tax relief to allow Americans to keep more of their hard earned money and spend it as they see fit - rather than how the federal government sees fit. Votes: 0

Life isn't about counting what you've earned or what you've done for others. I think life is in those in-between moments when you do something, and you feel really, truly happy just by doing it. Votes: 0

One may not condemn a man for succeeding financially because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away for a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability. Votes: 0

That the American, by temperament, worked to excess, was true; work and whiskey were his stimulants; work was a form of vice; but he never cared much for money or power after he earned them. Votes: 0

A man must not only stand for the right principles, but he must also fight for them. Those who fight for principle can be proud of the friends they've gained and the enemies they've earned. Votes: 0

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that the exercise of this right redounds to the general good. Votes: 0

It takes patience to become the best runner you can be. Top athletes realize that running is a long-term sport. It is set up for people who value delayed gratification and who like hard-earned success. Votes: 0

Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without it, respect could never be deserved, and so to have it would be like poison. Votes: 0

I believe that humanity has an uphill battle to wage in its fight to attain real health, and I honestly believe - from hard-earned experience - that homeopathy can offer some solution to this problem. Votes: 0

I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned. Votes: 0

If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue of urgent moral importance is even more of a betrayal. Privilege is obligation. Votes: 0

The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the thesis that the exercise of this right redounds to the general good Votes: 0

There are people out there who pay their hard earned money to see a good show and people who work 9 to 5 and they saved their money and they want to see the best show possible. Votes: 0