Earned Quotes

648 quotes by 558 authors

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he… — Amy Grant
I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour. — John Grisham
Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can… — Charles Caleb Colton
In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I… — Billy Corgan
To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now. — Billy Corgan
The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you, but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned. — Cindy Crawford
If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!'… — Joan Crawford
Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In my day, we earned that recognition. — Bette Davis
Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been… — Charlie Dent
President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about… — Alan Dershowitz
The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70… — Zooey Deschanel
Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. — Emily Dickinson
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since… — Albert Einstein
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding. — Harvey Fierstein
I'm a sexually liberated woman that earned that liberation. I am very proud of the fact that I feel comfortable in certain forums discussing sex. — Gennifer Flowers
Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally… — William Hague
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. — Napoleon Hill
In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given. — Robert Hunter

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