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Paid Quotes

Reflections on what it costs to earn what you get.

This collection covers the many meanings of being paid, dues earned across a career, dues paid in worry, and the moral cost of certain jobs. See related Value quotes.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Poets are born, not paid.

Quotes by Addison Mizner

I'm a New Yorker; I've paid my dues.

Quotes by Zoe Kravitz

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Quotes by William Inge

Completion Quotes

My dad was a designer for Upper Deck, and I had hundreds of Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Hundreds. I could have paid for college with them.

Quotes by Vernon Wells

I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining.

Quotes by Vaclav Klaus

We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.

Quotes by Tom Watson

I was paid $8 or $9 million for 'Evan Almighty.' I didn't want that money.

Quotes by Tom Shadyac

Historically, Congress hasn't paid much attention to the confines the Constitution establishes.

Quotes by Tim Griffin

Emotion Quotes

I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.

Quotes by Thomas Peterffy

Obamacare is a great idea that can't be paid for.

Quotes by Thom Tillis

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.

Quotes by Taylor Hackford

I never asked to be the highest paid player in sports.

Quotes by Steve Young

I deserve to be paid the same as men.

Quotes by Stacey Dooley

Exchange Quotes

We get paid to do this work, and fellow senators need to do their jobs.

Quotes by Sherrod Brown

There's no praise or acknowledgment paid to women who raise the babies.

Quotes by Sharon Gless

Trump has moved campaigns into a post-advertising era with a total reversal of spend from paid to earned media.

Quotes by Richard Edelman

I didn't get paid. I didn't even care that I didn't get paid.

Quotes by Ray Conniff

We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.

Rabindranath Tagore

Value Quotes

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

Quotes by Piper Laurie

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the focus of the Paid quotes collection?
These quotes look at being paid in different senses: earning your place in a career, the emotional cost of worry, and payment as a form of consequence.
Is there a quote about paying dues in a career?
Yes, one quote from a longtime New Yorker reflects on having paid their dues over time in their field.
Do any quotes connect payment to childhood memories?
One quote recalls collecting hundreds of sports cards as a kid, joking that the collection alone might have covered a college tuition bill if kept.
Is there a quote about worry and money?
Yes, one saying likens worry to a kind of interest charged on hardship before it actually arrives, framing anxiety as an advance cost.
Where can I read more on this theme?
See Value quotes or Exchange quotes for related ideas.

From collectible cards to economic texts, these quotes show payment isn't only about money. Continue with Exchange or Completion quotes.