Earned Quotes

648 quotes by 558 authors

God's word tells us that righteousness is a gift; it cannot be earned. But godliness is not a gift. We must pay a price to… — K.P. Yohannan
The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned… — Arthur C. Brooks
You see, our hard-earned saving are always going to be taken away from us by someone - whether we have any or not. — Yasutaka Tsutsui
My books have been part of my life forever. They have been good soldiers, boon companions. Every book has survived numerous purges over the years;… — Joe Queenan
I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice, — Richard M. Nixon
The designs and my credit have been stolen from me, since I alone have designed the Alien. So why does Fox not give me the… — H R Giger
Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of feeling safe under… — Cody Lundin
I'd really like to give back to the world, but everything I've achieved, I've earned on my own, so what's the point? — Zach Braff
It's sort of like a mockery, in a way of reality because they think everything is smiles and sweetness and flowers where there is something… — Edie Sedgwick
Don't be misled into believing that somehow the world owes you a living. The boy who believes that his parents, or the government, or any… — David Sarnoff
While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that… — Kirsten Gillibrand
[There is] a strange split in thinking common to those on the religious left, who are quick to denounce the profit motive and commercialism. Yet,… — Robert Sirico
In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to… — Ethel Waters
If you make a habit of doing nothing, you have already earned your reward. — Wes Fesler
If women really earned fifty-nine cents to the dollar for the same work as men, what business could compete effectively by hiring men at any… — Warren Farrell
I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it,… — Tahir Shah
Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. Itâ€™s like building trust. You donâ€™t instantly have trust, it… — Mike Krzyzewski
I will continue to work diligently in Congress to ensure that our veterans receive the benefits and care that they have earned and deserve. — Todd Tiahrt
Under the spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labour, the love, and every aid that his… — Gertrude Jekyll

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