Dues Quotes

94 Dues quotes by 87 unique authors

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my dues. I think I have been lucky. — Colin Firth
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip. — Richard Donner
Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity. — Elsa Maxwell
Just know that I was once considered just a dreamer... Then I paid my dues and turned so many doubters to believers... — Big KRIT
Today's aikido is so dimensionless. It's hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their dues. That's why… — Gozo Shioda
Actors and writers need to come back to the theater because it's a place where you can learn. You have to pay your dues, and… — Joanne Woodward
Every person must live the inner life in one form or another. Consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, the inner world will claim us and… — Robert A. Johnson
Making your moves, paying your dues, chasing the cool. — Lupe Fiasco
The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear… — William J. Clinton
I don't understand this phrase 'I've paid my dues.' We didn't have any money and lived on peanut butter and jelly, and I loved it.… — Ronnie Van Zant
I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London. — Richard O'Brien
I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that. — Rita Ora
I've done stuff to pay my dues and that's what actors are supposed to do, because I was a really bad actor when I was… — Rachael Taylor
Lord knows I've paid my dues getting through, tangled up in blue. — Bob Dylan
You're going to be buying your ticket with your heartache, you're gonna be payin' the man with your dues. You're gonna be living alone when… — Don McLean
Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay. — Mark Vonnegut
One is a socialist because one used to be one, no longer going to demonstrations, attending meetings, sending in one's dues, in short, without paying. — Michel de Certeau
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. — Enrico Colantoni
I'm in five guilds; that's a lot of dues to pay. So I have to keep on working. — Griffin Dunne
No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is… — John Zorn
What you want is for music to love you back. That's why you pay your dues. You want to feel like you belong and are… — Tom Waits
I'm a believer in paying your dues. — Dana Fox
You oil field workers, come and listen to me I'm goin' to tell you a story about old John D. That company union made a… — Woody Guthrie
The teachers unions are the clearest example of a group that has lost its way. Whenever anyone dares to offer a new idea, the unions… — Albert Shanker
In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean? You're saying I… — Woody Shaw

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