The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the… — Andrew Mellon Copy Share Image
What's really important to remember is that this type of legislation exists in one form or another in every other province in… — Rachel Notley Copy Share Image
I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism - those enormous fortunes that were being made,… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
In every job, I would justify it in my mind, whether I loved it or hated it, that I was getting paid… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I made $3,000 opening for the Neville Brothers, and they paid me in cash. That was a bad situation, because I bought… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I… — Jo Stafford Copy Share Image
When I was writing 'Kitchen Confidential,' I was in my 40s, I had never paid rent on time, I was 10 years… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Beginning in the 1800s with the Industrial Revolution, when women started to go into the formal workforce, leaving working at home to… — Jody Heymann Copy Share Image
There's something odd about telling people, artists, that they need to work for free to be pure while you're sitting there getting… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
Playing Sgt, Trotter in 'The Mousetrap' is the same as playing Scripps in 'The History Boys,' in the sense that they're dream… — Thomas Howes Copy Share Image
...Terry Jackson, who is the Miami Herald's automotive writer and TV critic. That's correct: This man gets paid to drive new cars… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Writing blog posts is totally freeing in a whole new way for me. I'm not writing it for any editor, and I'm… — Kate Christensen Copy Share Image
I am an actress - I am paid to verbalize other people's words, not create my own. — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
Personalities seem in many cases to dominate the lucrative endorsement market. But that doesn't upset me. What upsets me is when not… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
advance money is really a delusion, that is to say, I get no more until it is paid out in sales, but… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare. — John B. Larson Copy Share Image
Why work when you can fill out a few forms and get paid for doing nothing? — Alan Sugar Copy Share Image
I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
When things don't go well they like to blame presidents; and that's something that presidents are paid for. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I never have reservations about doing anything as long as I'm being paid. — Colin Baker Copy Share Image
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
The institution of the family has very few friends in Washington. There are lobbyists in Washington for every possible entity, from the… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
I don't regret any of my transgressions, because I believe I paid for them a million times over. — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
