“People at my level [Unilever CEO] shouldn't be motivated by salary. If you paid me double, I'm not going to work twice as much, because I'm already probably maximizing my time available. And would it change the way I do things? Not really. So, yes, I am fortunate, and I am ashamed about the amount of money I earn.” PeopleIfsWayLevelsAmountPaidAvailableFortunateMy TimeAshamedMotivatedCeoGoing To WorkSalaryMaximizing Author:Paul Polman
“As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and went hungry. I was fortunate to have a job at a canning factory that paid 25 cents an hour.” MenHomeJobsYoungLostHoursPaidHungryFortunateYoung ManFactoriesCentsGreat DepressionCanning Author:James E. Faust
“I am fortunate to have been well paid for an almost pathological honesty.” WellsHas BeensHonestyPaidFortunate Author:Elizabeth Wurtzel
“I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.” IfsWritingFoundHonestPaidBeing HonestFortunate Author:Christopher Paul Curtis
“If you're actually being paid to be miserable, and to be as miserable as you can be, that's a very fortunate thing, if you're prone to occasional lapses of spirit.” IfsSpiritPaidMiserableFortunateOccasionalLapses Author:Tom Hollander
“I like most everything about my various jobs. The bottom line is I'm really fortunate to get paid to cover sports.” JobsSportsLinesPaidBottomVariousFortunateBottom Line Author:Doug Sherman
“I feel so fortunate to get paid to be an actor. I pinch myself. I get it from writing, I get it from baking, gardening... I sort of open myself to the creative flow, which is hard to do, by the way.” WayFeelsWritingHardActorsCreativeFlowPaidFortunateGardeningBaking Author:Lauren Bowles