Earned Quotes

648 quotes by 558 authors

I had long wondered," Lan said to Tam. "About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned… — Robert Jordan
Walking with your chest out and your head held high says you have earned the right to stomp and pummel this particular piece of real… — RuPaul
Freedom is a responsibility to be earned, not a license for recklessness and anarchy. If someday, despite our strongest efforts and our deepest determination, we… — Dan Wells
Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence — Albert Camus
Why do you tell me... so much?" Luthe considered her. "I tell you... some you need to know, and some you have earned the right… — Robin McKinley
My gaze flew to him once more,noting the cigarette he set down even as he exhaled a long plume of white."Why are you lying there… — Jeaniene Frost
Ah. Yeah, that would be better. Have you ever driven a bus?" Caine shook his head. "No, I have not." "Strangely enough," Sam said, remembering… — Michael Grant
Journeys end in lovers meeting; I have spent an all but sleepless night, I have told lies and made a fool of myself, and the… — Shirley Jackson
As for my brothers,' Zeus said, 'we are thankful -' he cleared his throat, like the words were hard to get out - 'erm, thankful… — Rick Riordan
Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share: "Who has earned… — BrenÃ© Brown
If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves. — Madeleine L'Engle
Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned... — William Butler Yeats
Equality is. one of the most consummate scoundrels that ever crept from the brain of a political juggler--a fellow who thrusts his hand into the… — James Kirke Paulding
When your toil has been a pleasure, you have not earned money merely, but money, health, delight, and moral profit, all in one. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization… — Will Durant
Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation... in the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only one choice. When… — Hillary Clinton
Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a… — Ewan McGregor
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. — Jane Haddam
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
Repeat business or behavior can be bribed. Loyalty has to be earned. — Janet L. Robinson

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