Compensation Quotes

179 quotes by 158 authors

Fence straddlers have no balls. In compensation, however, they enjoy a comfortable seat and can retreat swiftly, when danger threatens, to either side of the… — Edward Abbey
The utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' If you want to understand… — Carl Jung
Because what happens is, as the economy suffers, tax revenues go down. But unlike businesses, where at least your variable costs go down, in government… — Meg Whitman
For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis is not only bad taste, it's bad… — Barack Obama
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us… — Seneca the Younger
No collection without compensation. — Jeff Rich
It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble. — H.G. Wells
The Culture of Complaint... We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in… — Alexander McCall Smith
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends… — Woodrow Wilson
When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for thingsâ€”as opposed to… — Geoff Dyer
A warlike nation like the Germans, without either cities, letters, arts, or money, found some compensation for this savage state in the enjoyment of liberty.… — Edward Gibbon
We also have no incentive compensation of any kind. And the reason we donâ€™t is because it is detrimental to teamwork. — Jeff Bezos
Life's an offensive proposition from beginning to end. Maybe those who can't tolerate offense ought to just go ahead and end it all, and maybe… — Tom Robbins
San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans — Gavin Newsom
I have everything in the world that is necessary to happiness, good faith, good friends and all the work I can possibly do. I think… — Anna Howard Shaw
There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between record labels, publishing companies and artists [about the compensation they get from streaming services] Spotify is returning… — Sean Parker
The American Negro must rebuild his past in order to make his future. Though it is orthodox to think of America as the one country… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
And, in the future, while the dumb show of bohemianism plays itself out in the cookie cutter shape of the politically correct martyr/victim, aesthetic terrorists… — Adam Parfrey
I have always felt it a great privilege to be in the theater, and I am grateful to all the playwrights who have given me… — Alfred Lunt
The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and control… — Paul Krugman

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