“A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never be able to do it, so I only paid attention to those who told me that I could.” PeopleLittlesLongAbleAttentionStageLong TimePaidLong Time Ago Author:Lauren Potter
“I mean that at least 80% of the Russian people feel destitute. It's the people who had their past and future taken from them - they don't get paid - many of them face a wall. They have nowhere to go.” PeopleFeelsMeanPastFacesTakenWallPaidDestituteNowhere To Go Author:Alexander Lebed
“You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people don't get paid for half a year.” PeopleYearsLooksKidsHalfPaidDeeperRussiaFedsCattleMoscowHalf A Year Author:Alexander Lebed
“When you think about it, we actors are kind of prostitutes. We get paid to feign attraction and love. Other people are paying to watch us kissing someone, touching someone, doing things people in a normal monogamous relationship would never do with anyone who's not their partner. It's really kind of gross.” PeopleThinkingKindActorsWatchesKissingNormalAnd LovePaidAttractionPartnersTouchingGrossAttraction And LoveKissing SomeoneMonogamous Relationship Author:Megan Fox
“OK, I wasn't as successful as, say, Julia Roberts, but I'd spent years in a very respectable career, some big American films but a host of other smaller, really exciting, maybe experimental films, being paid rubbish but working with fine people, that was what I thought I was known for.” PeopleYearsBigsFilmKnownCareersSuccessfulFineExcitingPaidHostRespectableRubbishJuliaAmerican Film Author:Joely Richardson
“Most employees want to be involved in a successful business and most employees are happy for people running successful businesses to be paid a reasonable wage and a market rate for it, provided they understand the reason. What they hate most of all is pay for failure.” PeopleWantReasonRunningHatePaySuccessfulInvolvedPaidRateReasonableEmployeeSuccessful Business Author:Stuart Rose
“As a kid, I always idolized entrepreneurs. I thought they were cool people in the way that I thought basketball players were cool people. It's cool that some people get paid to dunk basketballs, but I'm not one of those people.” PeopleWayKidsPlayerBasketballPaidEntrepreneurBasketball PlayerCool PeopleIdolized Author:Ben Silbermann
“I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.” PeopleWorldFeelsMadeDifferencesTelevisionHighestPaidViewersInfluential Author:Cristina Saralegui
“Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on.” PeopleGivingShouldLittlesJobsAirMinesStandardsLaborShould HavePaidSafetyEnvironmentalProtectionCorporationsRegulationCrushedChokeFilthyEnvironmental Protection Author:Richard Trumka
“But 'Hey Dude' was shot in Arizona, and that took me to the West Coast. We did 65 episodes. It was not a show that a ton of people saw, so it was like doing acting classes and getting paid for it. At that point I had the acting bug. So I went to L.A. to give it a try and never left.” PeopleGivingTryingShowsLeftActingClassSawsShotsPaidWestHeyEpisodesCoastBugsArizonaWest CoastActing Classes Author:Christine Taylor
“They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.” PeopleWorldShowsPaidProfitOscars Author:Bruce Vilanch
“When was the last time someone told you 'Look at the bright side of things' when you were depressed, and you actually paid attention to them? Maybe some people do, but I sure as hell don't.” PeopleLooksLastsSidesAttentionHellPaidLast TimeBright Side Author:Lev Yilmaz