“You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last time you ever heard a business person say, 'If I couldn't get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, I'd do it for free'?” IfsPersonsLastsHeardPaidBritishLast TimeChairmanEntertainersPetroleumBusiness Person Author:Dick Gregory
“We have heard all of our lives how, after the Civil War was over, the South went back to straighten itself out and make a living again. It was for many years a voiceless part of the government. The balance of power moved away from it--to the north and the east. The problems of the north and the east became the big problem of the country and nobody paid much attention to the economic unbalance the South had left as its only choice.” YearsWarCountryProblemBigsGovernmentChoicesLeftAttentionOur LivesHeardEconomicBalanceEconomicsPaidAdversityMovedSouthEastCivil WarReconciliationBig ProblemsVoicelessBalance Of Power Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I heard the other day of a man who paid a psychologist $50 to cure him of an inferiority complex - and later was fined $25 and costs for talking back to a traffic cop.” MenTalkingHeardCostPaidComplexesCuresCopTrafficPsychologistInferiorityInferiority ComplexTalking Back Author:Shelley Berman
“The first time I actually heard any of the Beatles' music it was in a car. I think it was the, the B side of their first record. I think it was "I Want to ... I Want to Hold Your Hand". And it, it really sounded different to me. And it sounded a bit like trouble, like this is something new 'cause I very rarely paid any attention to what anyone else was doing.” ThinkingWantFirstsDifferentHandsCausesBitsSidesAttentionRecordsTroubleHeardCarFirst TimePaidSomething New Author:Jeff Barry
“I've heard from lots of organizers in the [Bernie] Sanders campaign, both paid and unpaid. I have heard from lots of them. We have not heard from the Sanders campaign. I do not expect to hear from the Sanders campaign. But you know, it's not over until it's over. So we remain open to that possibility. As Bernie said himself, it's not about a man, it's a movement.” KnowsMenSaidHeardMovementPossibilityPaidCampaignsOrganizer Author:Jill Stein
“I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work. I've heard from so many of you about the difficult choices you face and the stresses that you're under. So let's have paid family leave, earned sick days. Let's be sure we have affordable child care and debt-free college.” PeopleWantChildrenCareFacesChoicesDifficultSupportStruggleHeardCollegeBalanceSickStressPaidDebtWant UAffordableChild CareDebt FreeDifficult ChoicesSick Days Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have heard so many stories of contractors, and I've met some, too, who worked for Donald Trump, produced the goods and services and never got paid for what they were owed.” StoriesHeardTrumpMetsPaidGoodsGoods And ServicesContractor Author:Hillary Clinton
“So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14 people lying on the ground that he's just killed with his superhuman powers, and there's not a cop to be found. Not a siren to be heard. No price to be paid. That's not true, and I don't like that sort of stuff.” PeopleLyingGuyFoundStuffCitiesViolenceHeardMiddlePaidCopSuperhumanSirensPeople LieLarge CitiesSuperhuman Powers Author:William H. Macy
“Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory.” EnoughShowsHappensJobsSufferingGamesWorkHeardGloryConceptsPaidAnnoyingParts Of LifeHumiliatingGame ShowsThomas Raith Book:Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files Source: Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files
“When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' But I was one-and-twenty No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, `The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.' And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.” MenGivingHeartTwoUseGivenWiseHeardPaidTwentiesEndlessPlentyVainFancyPoundsCrownsPearlsSighBosomsTalk To MeLadRubiesGuineaRue Author:A. E. Housman
“What would you consider a good job?" Answered as follows: "A good job is one in which I don't have to work, and get paid a lot of money." When I heard that I cheered and yelled and felt that he should be given an A+, for he had perfectly articulated the American dream of those who despise knowledge. What a politician that kid would have made.” ShouldMadeDreamKidsJobsGivenFeltHeardPoliticianPaidDespiseAmerican DreamLots Of MoneyGood Job Author:Isaac Asimov
“One more thing. I sold the mustang. Too conspicuous. Don't get too excited, but I bought you a little something with the extra cash. I heard you've had your eye on a Volkswagen. The owner is dropping it by tomorrow. I paid for a full tank of gas, so make sure she delivers.” LittlesEyeHeardTomorrowPaidExcitedExtrasGasOwnersCashDroppingTanksMustangVolkswagens Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale
“My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer?” WritingJobsLastsChallengesHeardDoctorsPaidCancerMaking MoneyLast TimeCancer Survivor Author:Joyce Maynard