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• I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven't just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.

  William F. Buckley, Jr.

  Work, Creating, Feelings

  "The Book of Positive Quotations". Book by John Cook, 2007.

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• It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.

  Warren Buffett

  America, Smooth

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• If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed.

  Luther Burbank

  Weed, Children, Parenting

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• I didn't cry when I left free-booting, smash-and-grab papers that would have appeared to be far more natural homes for me and, at the risk of being vulgar, paid far better for my services.

  Julie Burchill

  Home, Risk, Paper

  "The long goodbye" by Julie Burchill, www.theguardian.com. December 26, 2003.

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• And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

  George W. Bush

  Cutting, Firsts, Economic

  Interview with Larry Kudlow, www.nationalreview.com. November 23, 2010.

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• Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.

  Octavia Butler

  Writing, Frustration, Profession

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• Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

  George Carlin

  Funny, Money, Work

  George Carlin (2015). “3 x Carlin: An Orgy of George including Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?”, p.206, Hachette UK

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• In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked cars and architecture, and things that cost money. I wanted to not swing a hammer, and make money… and not do stuff that was dirty. I attempted to get into comedy. I started to do stand-up, but I wasn’t very good at it.

  Adam Carolla

  Nice, Dirty, Naughty

  Interview with Ariel Adams, www.askmen.com. November 3, 2010.

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• Many men think they're playboys but they invariably land wide of the mark. Surrounding yourself with champagne, fast friends and paid escorts is the very definition of the word 'loser'.

  Graydon Carter

  Men, Thinking, Land

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.

  Camilo Jose Cela

  Cards, Debt, Things To Do

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• A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.

  Chris Christie

  Teacher, Careers, Vision

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• One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment.

  Chris Christie

  Retirement, Years, Careers

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• This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Future, Ironic, Age

  "The Peter Plan : A Proposal for Survival". Book by Laurence J. Peter, 1976.

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• We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.

  Leonard Cohen

  Fun, Guitar, Play

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Genius, Literature, May

  Charles Caleb Colton (1866). “Lacon: or, Many things in few words”, p.123

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• I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all, I've been screwed more times than a hooker.

  Sean Connery

  More Time, Wells, Deserve

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• Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back in the same coin.

  Joseph Conrad

  Government, Coins, Literature

  Joseph Conrad (2016). “Under Western Eyes”, p.25, Joseph Conrad

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• I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

  Kevin Costner

  Believe, Humiliated, Paid Off

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• I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.

  Noel Coward

  Birthday, Tuesday, Age

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• When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.

  Ice Cube

  Sides, Showbiz

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• For me to become the highest paid player in the franchise, it was something I didn't anticipate. But I'm glad. I like playing for Cincinnati.

  Eric Davis

  Player, Glad, Anticipate

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.

  Charlie Dent

  Sacrifice, America, Liberty

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• The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. As for myself, I'm not really sure who I am. I change every day.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Change, Character, Who I Am

  "Leonardo DiCaprio storms ‘The Beach’". Interview with David Neil, lasvegassun.com. February 16, 2000.

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• I don't just sing for free. It's my work. You're paid for what you do. And I work hard.

  Celine Dion

  Hard Work, Hard

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• Once you get the kids raised and the mortgage paid off and accomplish what you wanted to do in life, there's a great feeling of: 'Hey, I'm free as a bird.'

  Dick Van Dyke

  Kids, Bird, Feelings

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