Quotes about Livelihood

Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That's why we have to promote responsibility and conservation when it comes to our natural resources. Votes: 4

My dancers expect me to deliver because my choreography represents their livelihood. Votes: 2

Do not deprive someone of his livelihood. This is a sinful tendency. Votes: 2

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation. Votes: 2

The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out. Votes: 2

Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top. Votes: 2

Lil' Kim is my stage name and a character I use when I'm out working my livelihood. Votes: 2

My voice, my likeness is my livelihood. That's it. I keep it simple. I pick good products. Votes: 2

I always felt that I had anxiety of survival in terms of livelihood even when I was making plenty of money. Votes: 2

If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance. Votes: 2

I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood. Votes: 2

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution. Votes: 2

High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel. Votes: 2

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me. Votes: 2

We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood. Votes: 2

Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama, however, such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better. Votes: 2

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part. Votes: 2

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. Votes: 2

If we are to give the people of China complete self-government we must first solve the problem of livelihood for all, and give real freedom to the races within China. If the foundations of democracy are secure, then true equality can be achieved. Votes: 2

As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you don't do that, you're going to fail; you're never going to be able to stand up on the cliff and jump off. Votes: 2

It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood? Votes: 2

Mom was 50 when my Dad died. She got on a bus every weekday for years, and rode 40 miles each morning to Madison. She earned a new degree and learned new skills to start her small business. It wasn't just a new livelihood. It was a new life. Votes: 2

If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be. Votes: 2

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words. Votes: 2

A huge dollar bill is the most accurate way to teach children the real motto of the United States: In the Almighty Dollar We Trust... Until the average American realizes that capitalism damages her livelihood while augmenting the livelihoods of the wealthy, the Almighty Dollar will continue to rule. It certainly is not ruling in our favor. Votes: 2

I think a lot of the guys I know and a lot of people I've talked to, what they want is very often what most people want, a kind of simple life, a livelihood, a family, people who care about them, people they can care about. I think vets on the whole want the same things that everybody else does. Votes: 2

Lifestyle and livelihood are pivotal moral issues. Votes: 0

My livelihood depends on the art of animators. Votes: 0

Without a constant livelihood, there will be no constant heart. Votes: 0

Playing characters that speak a very violent language was my livelihood. Votes: 0

In a sluggish economy, never, ever f*** with another man's livelihood. Votes: 0

Music doesn't have to be your livelihood to make your 'hood lively. Votes: 0

Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete. Votes: 0

Science, and its impact on a person's livelihood is the common denominator. Votes: 0

Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing. Votes: 0

Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity. Votes: 0

There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood. Votes: 0

Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top. Votes: 0

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having. Votes: 0

We must enable farmers to feed India and the world; and earn a good livelihood. Votes: 0

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels. Votes: 0

I'm a true fan of animation, and it's my livelihood. Live-action is secondary to me. Votes: 0

Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood. Votes: 0

Be suspicious of your sincerity when you are the advocate of that upon which your livelihood depends. Votes: 0

The fact that so many people whose livelihood depends on being able to play, it's just crazy. Votes: 0

Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood. Votes: 0

The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for. Votes: 0

The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life. Votes: 0

Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me. Votes: 0

I print giclees for artists and photographers for a livelihood. My original idea was to somehow combine the two. Votes: 0

For me teaching has provided community and livelihood and the satisfaction of passing along what I've learned to others. Votes: 0

No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state. Votes: 0

Don't just be in the business and have fun 'cause you're a kid. You've gotta learn; this is your livelihood. Votes: 0

We cannot agree that an act of plunder which threatens the livelihood of many nations should be allowed to succeed. Votes: 0

[Hillary Clinton] is going to decide war, peace, and health, education, livelihood for my kids. I want the best person. Votes: 0

This is my job, my livelihood: the health and the well-being of the publishing industry. We're all responsible for this. Votes: 0

We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood. Votes: 0

Facts that challenge basic assumptions-and thereby threaten people's livelihood and self-esteem-are simply not absorbed. The mind does not digest them. Votes: 0

Our moods and insights are transitory. This current is a flow of grace moving us to our right livelihood, companions, destiny. Votes: 0

We can't continue to look on, when there are entire sectors where there are wages that don't provide a secure livelihood. Votes: 0

You can't fight progress. The best you can do is ignore it, until it finally takes your livelihood and self-respect away. Votes: 0

Journalism should never be prostituted for selfish ends or for the sake of merely earning a livelihood or, worse still, for amassing money. Votes: 0

It is more important to find out what you are giving to society than to ask what is the right means of livelihood. Votes: 0

I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood. Votes: 0

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood. Votes: 0

The natural resources we've depended on, if the places where they exist are not stable, our own livelihood and our health is put at risk. Votes: 0

The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back it up with a Ph.D. Votes: 0

Even if I could not earn a penny from my writing, I would earn my livelihood at something else and continue to write at night. Votes: 0

The average American salesmen keeps 33 men and women at work - 33 people producing the product he sells . . . and is responsible for the livelihood of 130 people. Votes: 0

Can you find a man who loves the occupation that provides him with a livelihood? Professions are like marriages; we end by feeling only their inconveniences. Votes: 0

Millions of people toil in the shadow of the law we make, and much of their livelihood is made possible by the existence of intellectual property rights. Votes: 0

I should rather labor as another's serf, in the home of a man without fortune, one whose livelihood was meager, than rule over all the departed dead. Votes: 0

We ought to recognise the profound gulf between the work to which we are 'called' and the work we are forced into as a means of livelihood. 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

To maintain nice relation with the people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements is half of the management of livelihood. Votes: 0

Whatever the color of a man's skin, we are all mankind. So every denial of freedom, of equal opportunity for a livelihood, or for an education, diminishes me. Votes: 0

The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out. There's so much more competition. You can do an event every week and not cook at all. Votes: 0

High gas prices are eating away at consumers disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel. Votes: 0

Magazines and advertising are flogging the idea that you have to keep changing things and get something new. I think that's balls - evil. But obviously that's your livelihood. Votes: 0

Low-income people everywhere will be at risk of food insecurity due to loss of assets, absence of alternative livelihood options and lack of adequate insurance coverage from extreme weather events. Votes: 0

The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood? Votes: 0

The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well as Latinos and other disadvantaged minorities, Votes: 0

We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal. Votes: 0

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood. Votes: 0

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit. Votes: 0

I spent my life - all my life - learning to wrestle. It's the only means of livelihood I've ever had and, uh, the only gimmick that I have in wrestling is wrestling. Votes: 0

I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to take that chance. Votes: 0

Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does! Votes: 0

I have argued that we need livelihood insurance, which would protect people against the risk of seeing their skills and expertise no longer needed. Such insurance could be offered by the private sector. Votes: 0

Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers. Votes: 0

And the back of his anorak was leaping up and down, and people were chucking money to him. I said 'Do you earn a living doing that?' He said 'Yes, this my livelihood.' Votes: 0