Earned Quotes

648 quotes by 558 authors

The rich think this land is theirs though they have never earned the right to call it theirs. — Maaza Mengiste
He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him. — Brendan Gleeson
I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience. — Skeet Ulrich
We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our… — Theodore C. Sorensen
Let us hope that for many it does mean the end of trouble so far as earning a livelihood is concerned, that it means happy… — Florenz Ziegfeld
Have we the courage and the will to face up to the immorality and discrimination of the progressive tax, and demand a return to traditional… — Ronald Reagan
Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant.… — Roger McGuinn
Books suggest the inner light and the method of bringing that out, but we can only understand them when we have earned the knowledge ourselves.… — Swami Vivekananda
The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges, and… — Ronald Reagan
Money you haven't earned is not good for you. — Robert Maxwell
The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment. — R C Sproul
We Americans understand freedom; we have earned it, we have lived for it, and we have died for it. This nation and its people are… — Barry Goldwater
In the political language of today, people who want to keep what they have earned are said to be greedy, while those who wish to… — Thomas Sowell
The vocabulary of the political left is fascinating. For example, it is considered to be 'materialistic' and 'greedy' to want to keep what you have… — Thomas Sowell
The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of… — Leo Tolstoy
This increase in the life span and in the number of our senior citizens presents this Nation with increased opportunities: the opportunity to draw upon… — John F. Kennedy
It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would… — William Shakespeare
Men there have been who have done the essayist's part so well as to have earned an immortality in the doing; but we have had… — William Ernest Henley
Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN. — Craig Groeschel
You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an… — Herbert Hoover

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