I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at… — Ray LaMontagne Copy Share Image
When you do the right thing, but not to any particular person, we instinctively feel that we have earned some sort of… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
“The government disability program has developed a wide range of feeble excuses to deny you your earned benefits.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Leisure time is only leisure time when it is earned; otherwise, leisure time devolves into soul-killing lassitude. There's a reason so many… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
The Undertaker stood up for what was right. He earned everything he got. — Bret Hart Copy Share Image
That's why you can't be a true Yankee without winter: because all the best pleasures are earned - the fire, the fried… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
I was 20 years old when I started playing in the Premier League. Maybe mentally I wasn't quite prepared for it, and… — Wojciech Szczesny Copy Share Image
According to the IRS, the wealthiest 400 Americans, who earned an average of roughly $270 million in 2008, paid an average tax… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Schwarzenegger is big, he's noisy, he's larger than life, and he's earned the credibility to be cast for the role of America's… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs. — C. Z. Guest Copy Share Image
I felt a failure because I couldn't sustain myself from what I earned from my writing. My day jobs were what mattered,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
If I were afraid, I'd quit Formula One immediately, I've earned enough. — Ralf Schumacher Copy Share Image
As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
An award should be earned based on an actor's ability and not be just given as a present. — Salim Kumar Copy Share Image
Advancement and promotion in Mystic Masonry is not dependent on favor; it cannot be given till it has been earned and the… — Max Heindel Copy Share Image
I would love to retire a Raider, but I have earned the right to be a free agent. — Richard Seymour Copy Share Image
Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks. — Colm Keaveney Copy Share Image
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… — Al Barlick Copy Share Image
I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist. — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
“We don’t have to be grateful for what we have earned. We deserve them because we earned them.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
