“When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.” IfsKindJobsPeriodsLuckyPaidLowestTechniciansPhds Author:Shannon Lucid
“The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever.” PeopleFeelsI CanLastsMillionsForeverTvsLuckyNewsPaidBlessedStructureFortuneInsaneAccurateImmenseRepresentationGood Fortune Author:Tom Hanks
“I retired once but you've got to have something to retire to and I don't want to do anything. My job is like a well paid hobby, I mean not a hobby but I'm not lining up every morning at the bus queue to go to work. I'm very lucky.” WantWellsMeanJobsMorningLuckyPaidBusRetiringEvery MorningHobbiesRetiredQueuesLining Up Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“I'm a lucky guy. I get to sit around every day and indulge in make believe and get paid for it.” BelieveGuyLuckyPaidIndulgeIndulge InMake BelieveLucky Guy Author:Garrison Keillor
“If you grow up poor you're always going to worry about money, no matter how successful or lucky you become. I'm not moaning about what actors get paid - I'm very, very lucky - but the difference between what leading actors get paid and supporting actors get is a lot.” IfsMatterActorsGrowsDifferencesPoorWorryGrowing UpSuccessfulLuckyPaidLucky YouMoaningSupporting Actors Author:Jason Flemyng
“Sitting and watching a game show, or betting on your lucky numbers is not the price that most of the top 1% paid to become rich” ShowsGamesNumbersRichLuckySittingPaidBettingBecome RichGame Shows Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“You are always looking for a different kind of read and a different kind of intention when you are by yourself in the booth. Occasionally you are playing off of people, but it is a bit of a different muscle that you have to flex. At the end of the day though, it really is all just great fun and play that we are lucky enough to get paid for.” PeopleKindDifferentEndsEnoughPlayFunBitsLuckyPaidIntentionMusclesThe End Of The DayDifferent Kinds Author:David Koechner
“I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films. I was very well paid for my age, and I could make choices, decide not to do a film for six months and wait until I'd get the right thing. Which made me quite a coward, you know. It's so easy to say no to stuff, and then, after a while, it's very hard to go back in.” KnowsNeedsWellsMadeHardAgeFilmYoungChoicesFatherEasyStuffWaitingMonthsLuckySixPaidRight ThingWealthyCowardSix MonthsSo Lucky Author:Charlotte Gainsbourg
“The fact that [Hillary Clinton] is pushing for paid family leave and also for [affordable] childcare will make a huge difference for working women who aren't as lucky as I am to be able to hire a nanny when I work. And who aren't lucky enough to necessarily have their husbands be able to take off work. That will make a huge, huge difference.” EnoughFactsAbleDifferencesHugeLuckyHusbandPaidClintonPushingAffordableNanniesWorking WomenChildcare Author:Natalie Portman
“I do like touring. Sometimes it's crazy. We're really lucky and we've gone all over the world. You can't complain about getting paid to see the world. I've had to reel myself in a little bit at some points.” WorldLittlesSometimesBitsGoneCrazyLuckyLittle BitPaidComplainingTouring Author:Mac DeMarco