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Earned a bachelor's at 27, then an M.F.A. that is still completely unused and in mint condition, never taken out of the box. -- Daniel Woodrell
Never spend your money before you have earned it. -- Thomas Jefferson
The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools. -- Mary Leakey
Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. -- Emily Dickinson
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. -- Arthur Ashe
I think our veterans certainly deserve and have earned the best health care in the world. -- Phil Roe
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. -- Jeff Miller
Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks. -- Colm Keaveney
I felt I'd earned the Good Housekeeping Seal when I designed an oval-shaped spaghetti pot, because spaghetti is long. -- Rachael Ray
Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like. -- Will Rogers
Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. -- Denis Waitley
You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. -- Judith Viorst
I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. -- Emma Watson
We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our values and not merely our weapons. -- Theodore C. Sorensen
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 for him the spinal cord would suffice. -- Albert Einstein
I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned. -- Lucy Stone
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!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!' -- Joan Crawford
Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. -- Marquis de Sade
Everybody understands that you're supposed to say 'our employees are our most valuable asset' to the point where, even if it's really true, they're not going to really trust you until you've earned that - same with customers. -- Gabe Newell
Leisure time is only leisure time when it is earned; otherwise, leisure time devolves into soul-killing lassitude. There's a reason so many new retirees, freed from the treadmill of work, promptly keel over on the golf course: Work fulfills us. It keeps us going. -- Ben Shapiro
When I was working at the Sprint store, I got laid off. I was bummed out, but I stayed positive. I used the money I had earned while working there to make my first album. Without that job, maybe 'Corazon Sin Cara' would never had been made. It's a very inspirational story. -- Prince Royce
According to the IRS, the wealthiest 400 Americans, who earned an average of roughly $270 million in 2008, paid an average tax rate of just 18.2 percent that year. That's about the same rate paid by a single truck driver in Rhode Island. It's not right, and we need to restore fairness to our tax code. -- Sheldon Whitehouse
There is a legitimate concern about wealth distribution in the United States, but the answer is not to scapegoat any individual who makes over $200,000 per year and to try to sell the fraud that the government can equitably take the money of those who have earned it and give it to those who haven't. -- Conrad Black
My husband has some very interesting hobbies, and through him, I've learned to fly and earned my pilot's license. Together, we fly all over the United States. Since our children are all grown now, we also travel a great deal in Europe, but we take commercial flights because our plane is not really equipped to make transatlantic flights. -- Betsy Byars
In 1967, I signed up for the Army, where I earned an equivalency diploma, then went on to join the Special Forces. That was really was the turning point in my life. I became more disciplined and focused. I went overseas and was in combat, got wounded a couple of times, lost a lot of good friends but matured a great deal. -- Richard Carmona
Happiness earned, not given. -- Toba Beta
Trust is earned. Like gold. -- George R. R. Martin
I earned my famous name. -- Brian Wilson
Greatness is earned, not given. -- J. J. Watt
Trustworthy is earned not bought. -- Dee Dee Artner
I have earned my disillusionment. -- Ani DiFranco
Ability is God-given, prowess is earned, -- John Harbaugh
Nothing of value comes without being earned. -- Michael Jordan
Instead of spending money, I earned it. -- P. T. Barnum
We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned. -- Linda Tripp
Guilt is glorious when it's well earned. -- Alice McDermott
I love money because I've earned it. -- Conor McGregor
There is no happiness that isn't earned -- Dennis Prager
A penny saved is a penny earned. -- Benjamin Franklin
A billion saved is a billion earned. -- Norman Ralph Augustine
A dollar saved is a quarter earned. -- John Ciardi
Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN. -- Craig Groeschel
Respect is not given, it is earned. -- Brian Dawkins
Success is never deserved. Success is always earned. -- Robin Sharma
There's always pressure and that pressure is earned. -- Chael Sonnen
Disrespect cannot be commanded, it must be earned. -- Matthew Taberner
Most people with low self-esteem have earned it. -- George Carlin
Money won is always better than money earned. -- Paul Hornung
The highest qualities of character...must be earned.... -- Lyman Abbott
Greatness is never free; it must be earned. -- Barack Obama
Trust is not a request, Trust is earned. -- Jeffrey Gitomer
For the Left, affluence is won, not earned. -- Dennis Prager
A penny saved is better than a penny earned. -- Martin Luther
Money you haven't earned is not good for you. -- Robert Maxwell
Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned -- Robert Lembke
Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned. -- Robert Lembke
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn. -- Denis Waitley
I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got. -- Richard M. Nixon
Everyday we are at war. Peaceful mind is earned. -- Toba Beta
I have earned the money and changed the nappies! -- Bernie Ecclestone
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. -- Paul Newman
The best wisdom is earned through experience, particularly mistakes. -- Sophia Amoruso
I have not earned what I have already enjoyed. -- Henry David Thoreau
Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
He who hasn't tasted bitter things hasn't earned sweet things. -- Gottfried Leibniz
Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned. -- Philip Toshio Sudo
Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation. -- Hillary Clinton
Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence -- Albert Camus
I'm a grown woman. I've earned my experiences, my scars. -- Tori Amos
I'm very proud of my well-earned wrinkles, so show 'em. -- Rod Stewart
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. -- Benjamin Franklin
I don't beg for those things which can be earned. -- Amit Kalantri
Success is something that has to be earned every day. -- Howard Schultz
I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me. -- Jesse Jackson
I used up every cent I earned as an actress. -- Gene Tierney
Any time you audition and get it, you earned it. -- Michael Ealy
Success is not an entitlement. It has to be earned -- Howard Schultz
If you earned money listening to music, I'd be a millionaire. -- Michael Kiwanuka
Respect earned through fear instead of deeds, was not truly respect. -- Tamara Ecclestone
Respect was earned, not demanded, but dignity was taught by example. -- Julie Garwood
Do not deprive me of my age. I have earned it. -- May Sarton
He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him. -- Brendan Gleeson
I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now. -- Miguel Indurain
I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing. -- Walter Lord
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. -- Napoleon Hill
Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned... -- William Butler Yeats
Trust is earned by many deeds, and lost by only one. -- Sun Yat-sen
A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned. -- Paul Newman
Power isn't free. Energy isn't free. It has to be earned. -- Lauren Oliver
A dollar saved is a dollar earned but seldom vice versa. -- Evan Esar
When they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree. -- Jimmy Buffett
The person who has earned love the least needs it the most. -- F. Enzio Busche
The right to reticence seems earned only by having nothing to hide. -- Jill Johnston
Repeat business or behavior can be bribed. Loyalty has to be earned. -- Janet L. Robinson
Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one. -- Stuart Duncan
America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it. -- Jim Ramstad
No one has earned the right to do less than their best. -- Jesse Jackson
Those who are unwilling to invest in the future haven't earned one -- Harold Lewis
Only those who have earned leisure know how to use it profitably. -- Elsa Maxwell
Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. -- Thomas Jefferson
Good character keeps good brand safely. Bad character destroys hard earned brands. -- Israelmore Ayivor
Respect is earned, Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned. -- Auliq Ice
I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting. -- Anna Kournikova
Money earned by men would not always reach to their wives and children. -- Jacqueline Novogratz
No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. -- Theodore Roosevelt
I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned. -- Brooke Shields
Happiness and health must be earned by absolute control of the emotional nature. -- Florence Scovel Shinn
Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned -- Rick Riordan
The universe is gratis. It cannot be earned, nor need it be earned. -- David Steindl-Rast
Her stare was direct and unwavering, full of confidence earned from painful experience... -- Dean Koontz
Scrimgeour: "It's time you learned some respect!" Harry: "It's time you earned it. -- J. K. Rowling
Kingsley nodded. 'Of course. Sophia always did say wisdom had to be earned. -- Melissa de la Cruz
Surprise! The returns reported by mutual funds aren't actually earned by mutual fund investors. -- John C. Bogle
The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice. -- Seth Godin
A good reputation is something that must be earned, yet can never be bought. -- Stephen King
What, exactly, is the happiness that can be earned by turning away from reality? -- Hiromu Arakawa

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