Pay Quotes

Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails.

We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right, and we pay attention to it only when it falters, for then we are caught by surprise. It ought to be the other way about.

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all.

The tax-exempt privilege is a feature always reflected in the market price of [municipal] bonds. The investor pays for it.

I went [to war] because I couldn't help it. I didn't want the glory or the pay; I wanted the right thing done.

Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.

The price you pay for being powerful and being rich is to be hated.

If you are not willing to pay the price for freedom, you don't deserve freedom.

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect.

God doesn't slack his promises because of our sins or hasten them because of our righteousness. He pays no attention to either.

If you pay 50 million for something, you probably pay another 50 to 100 million to activate it. And the more you spend, the better you do. There is no point in just buying rights.

I certainly understand very much what it's (like when) an expense comes up and you're trying to figure out how to pay for it.

Nothing is free. You got to pay to be in society. First you start with homework.

Mathematically, debts grow exponentially at compound interest. Banks recycle the interest into new loans, so debts grow exponentially, faster than the economy can afford to pay.

I think the reason we might hesitate to pay cash to students for doing well on tests or getting good grades or reading books is that we sense that the monetary payment is an extrinsic reward.

I try not to pay any attention to clothes fascism and I'd rather be thought of as someone who has his own sense of style.

I'm so fast I run through a hurricane and not get wet. George Foreman is gonna pay me a dept.

Never give away your work. People don’t value what they don’t have to pay for.

If you steal my artwork, you will pay. In cash.

Advertising is fundamental to the accessibility, affordability and dynamism of the internet, helping to pay for much of the content and services we all enjoy and use for free.

We are happy at the respect others pay our favorites, because we consider it a lively confirmation of our own choice, and as so much homage reflected on ourselves.

The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15 we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail.

In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.

I made mistakes and I broke the law and I'm more than willing to pay a price for that. But there's a price beyond that that my children have paid, and that's not what was supposed to happen.

We pay for security with boredom, for adventure with bother.

What shall we do about the Abortion Bill?" A: "Pay it!

Because I am a deep believer in the civil society, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of breaking the law and that is either paying the penalty for it, or leaving the country.

I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all.

Imitation is the homage mediocrity pays to greatness.

Mothers, of course, are all right. They pay a chap's bills and don't bother him. But fathers bother a chap and never pay his bills.

It's a beautiful thing to build your own fan base and pay the bills knowing that you're staying true to your music at the end of the day. I look at life like this, the sky's the limit!

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead.

Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.

I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.

Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble.

I don't want to be one of those people saying, 'Remember when things were better?'

The ordinary bloke will not voluntarily pay for "art" that leaves him unmoved--if he does pay for it, the money has to be conned out of him, by taxes and such.

You don’t pay back, you pay forward.

The difference between education and know-how is that one you pay for, the other you charge for.

A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth.

If the property belongs to God he is able to pay the tax.

Our tradition in this country has not been to deny health information to interested individuals when they claim that they can handle it and are willing to pay for the cost of getting it.

Comedy pays the bills if I can't find a film.

The criminal element now calculates that crime really does pay.

I hope the people on Wall Street will pay attention to the people on Main Street. If they do, they will see there is a rising tide of confidence in the future of America.

As Prime Minister of Israel, I will introduce a bill into the Knesset that will simply pay the Arabs not to shoot at the Jews.

We never pay anyone Dane-geld, No matter how trifling the cost; For the end of that game is oppression and shame, And the nation that plays it is lost!

Do you pay regular visits to yourself? Don't argue or answer rationally. Let us die, and dying, reply.

I feel it's important to show that one thing that you do doesn't define you as a human being. It doesn't mean there aren't ramifications or you shouldn't pay for that but, its not who you are.

Being hungover is like winning the lottery, only they pay you in regret.