Compensation Quotes

179 quotes by 154 authors

Identification with one's office or title is very attractive indeed, which is precisely why so many men are nothing more than the decorum accorded to… — Carl Jung
Premature wealth or position cannot be retained because it has not been earned; we get only what we give, and those who try to get… — Charles F. Haanel
Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won't change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors… — Warren Buffett
Whether on the ground of materialism, or of intellect, or of spirituality, the compensation that is given by the Lord to every one impartially is… — Swami Vivekananda
Anything pursued and attained as a supposed compensation for the lack of self-love is ineffective and can get downright ugly. — Jesse D. Jennings
The most awkward means are adequate to the communication of authentic experience, and the finest words no compensation for lack of it. It is for… — Ananda Coomaraswamy
A source of permanent, accessible pleasure, our genitals exist. The god who created our misfortune, who made us short-lived, vain and cruel, has also provided… — Michel Houellebecq
Have you ever thought about why, all over the world, in every culture, in every society, there are a few days in the year for… — Rajneesh
I think it's fascinating to note that some of the most successful organizations of our time got there by focusing obsessively on service, viewing compensation… — Seth Godin
The best compensation for doing things is the ability to do more. — Napoleon Hill
The whole of what we know is a system of compensation. Every defect in one manner is made up in another. Every suffering is rewarded;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D… — Ambrose Bierce
Workmenâ€™s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment. — Calvin Coolidge
For the sacrificed, in the hour of sacrifice, only one thing counts: faith-alone among enemies and skeptics. Faith, in spite of the humiliation which is… — Dag Hammarskjold
The prospect of future lives in remote heavens as a compensation for the inadequacy of our present lives is a bad tradeoff for losing out… — Francis Harold Cook
Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty (or even charge… — Harry Browne
It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours… — Billy Sheehan
Male chauvinism is . . . a shrewd method of extracting the maximum of work for the minimum of compensation. — Michael Korda
No legal ceremony--no election of the woman--no penalty for the perfidy of the man--no law to compel him to do his duty, no compensation for… — Victoria Woodhull
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the… — Nikola Tesla

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