I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned.
Paul Revere earned his living as a silversmith. But what do we remember him for? His volunteer work. All activism is volunteering in that it's done above and beyond earning a living and deals with what people really care passionately about. Remember, no one gets paid to rebel. All revolutions start with volunteers.
Too many companies these days can't tell the difference between good profits and bad. . . . By now you're probably wondering how in heaven's name profit, that holy grail of the business enterprise, can ever be bad. Short of outright fraud, isn't one dollar of earnings as good as another? Certainly, accountants can't tell the difference between good and bad profits. They all look the same on an income statement. While bad profits don't show up on the books, they are easy to recognize. They're profits earned at the expense of customer relationships.
One thing I savor about what I do is the relationships that I've earned over the years. Becky Herbst and I have been working together for 17 years. I've seen how everything has evolved over the years, and I've seen all three of her kids being born. Because it's personal, I would have to say I'd like to see him with Elizabeth.
Civilization must be destroyed. The hairy saints of the North have earned this crumb by their complaints.
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.
Henry David Thoreau, who never earned much of a living or sustained a relationship with any woman that wasn't brotherly -- who lived mostly under his parents' roof. . . who advocated one day's work and six days "off" as the weekly round and was considered a bit of a fool in his hometown. . . is probably the American writer who tells us best how to live comfortably with our most constant companion, ourselves.
Men will spend their health getting wealth. Then, gladly pay all they have earned to get health back.
Respect was earned, not demanded, but dignity was taught by example.
Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.
How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America, that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
I think our veterans certainly deserve and have earned the best health care in the world.
Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.
I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who gives me my money's worth.
I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.
Respect earned through fear instead of deeds, was not truly respect.
The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment.
It's hard to appreciate success in modeling, because it's not something you feel like you've earned, so there is a little bit of bread of shame that comes with that. It's like somebody giving you a puzzle that's already put together.
I want to earn my own way, I like having nice things but I've never accepted anything I haven't earned.
That's one of the benefits of working with a smaller network like IFC. You're awarded more trust, but trust that I really earned.