Pays Quotes

570 Pays quotes by 484 unique authors

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. — George McGovern
In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers. — Herman Melville
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. — H. L. Mencken
We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things… — Barack Obama
It pays to be a fee fiend. — Suze Orman
Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success. — Tom Petty
You have to ask these questions: who pays the piper, and what is valuable in this life? — Robert Plant
It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're… — David Plouffe
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house. — Ramakrishna
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If increasing income equality is the goal, it might be wiser to put money into infrastructure than to subsidize manufacturing. Construction also pays good wages,… — Christina Romer
We had 90 percent rates, but nobody paid them. And so you had all these exemptions, exclusions, shelters, all this kind of stuff. And that's… — Rick Santorum
Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older. — Hans Selye
I just like to do covers, every once in a while. If someone pays me to go into the studio, I'll do it. — Amanda Seyfried
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. — Fulton J. Sheen
Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up. — Shannyn Sossamon
What we have to get clear to kids is that when you offer your stillness and open yourself to the experience of music, it pays… — David Ogden Stiers
Unlike most government programs, Social Security and, in part, Medicare are funded by payroll taxes dedicated specifically to them. Some of the tax revenue pays… — James Surowiecki
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. — Jonathan Swift
It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend. — Margaret Thatcher
Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now,… — Jesse Ventura
Americans are fighters. We're tough, resourceful and creative, and if we have the chance to fight on a level playing field, where everyone pays a… — Elizabeth Warren
I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the… — J C Watts
I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me… — Florence Welch
I don't have a particular ambition in any medium. I just want to keep telling stories. If somebody pays me, also good. — Joss Whedon

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