It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them. Edward de Bono English Psychologist More Edward de Bono Quotes 0
The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. William Booth British Leader More William Booth Quotes 0
I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7. Barbara Cook Musician More Barbara Cook Quotes 0
I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated. Kevin Costner American Actor More Kevin Costner Quotes 0
The piracy business is not something anyone can make money on. We want to distribute paid and ad-supported content, using this technology. Ashwin Navin More Ashwin Navin Quotes 0
if there was a tax difference, my accountants have paid everything off. Augusto Pinochet Chilean President More Augusto Pinochet Quotes 0
A price has to be paid for success. Almost invariably those who have reached the summits worked harder and longer, studied and planned more assiduously, practiced more self-denial, overcame more difficulties than those of us who have not risen so far. Barry C. Forbes More Barry C. Forbes Quotes 0
Dear God. We paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing. Bart Simpson Matt Groening More Bart Simpson Quotes 0
A price has to be paid for success. Almost invariably those who have reached the summits worked harder and longer, studied and planned more assiduously, practiced more self-denial, overcame more difficulties than those of us who have not risen so far. B. C. Forbes Scottish Editor More B. C. Forbes Quotes 0
A lot of media attention is paid to how much Christmas shopping is done online. The effect is to call attention to those sites doing the largest dollar amounts of those sales. That becomes a motivating force for the entrepreneurial criminal. Ben Venzke More Ben Venzke Quotes 0
We must have black troops, and a limitless number of them too-paid and treated like their white brothers. Benjamin Lincoln More Benjamin Lincoln Quotes 0
In fact, so much attention has been paid to base pairing that this other interaction, base stacking, has been neglected. Bern Kohler More Bern Kohler Quotes 0
I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business? Bette Greene American Writer More Bette Greene Quotes 0
Searle paid off the prosecutors by getting them fat jobs. Next came the political reward: Skinner was soon Secretary of Transportation, squelching cries of the pilots having grand mal seizures in commercial airliners from this seizure-triggering chemical, which ruined the careers of many pilots. Betty Martini More Betty Martini Quotes 0
It's a real battle every year here at Nebraska. We kept fighting and it paid off in the end. We had a phenomenal day, and it was nice to see these ladies win the title they deserved all along. Bev Kearney More Bev Kearney Quotes 0
I am happy fiscal reforms are on track. There is an impetus on social infrastructure and attention paid to key sectors like automobiles, textiles and consumer goods. Bidisha Ganguly More Bidisha Ganguly Quotes 0
If (Alamo) paid that (delinquency), that would give our jurisdiction that much more to operate on. Bill Shanklin More Bill Shanklin Quotes 0
Wrestling paid for my college education. It enabled me to get a master's degree. It provided my first airplane trip, my first trip west of the Mississippi River, my first trip to an ocean shore -- a lot of firsts for me. Bill Shuffstall More Bill Shuffstall Quotes 0
Mozart's job classification was to write music, which he did for ballets and operas. He got paid to do that, and taught on the side. He wasn't a waiter. He didn't sell mutual funds. Those are all noble professions, but if you want to be a professional composer, then you're writing dramatic music for film and television. Bill Conti Composer Composer More Bill Conti Quotes 0
We will expect that all radio and television advertisements paid in full or in part by soft money will stop running by Monday, September 25, 2000. Bill Dal Col More Bill Dal Col Quotes 0
It was like starting over again, ... The money paid for the land and building the warehouse. But it didn't pay for the gardens, the other buildings, or any of the rest of it. Bill Varney More Bill Varney Quotes 0
We didn't make many mistakes defensively the first half. It paid off having that big cushion. We got away with making some mistakes. We let them hit some big 3s. If we didn't have that big cushion, it could have been a different story. Billy Carlisle More Billy Carlisle Quotes 0
Very cheap for a house this size. If we hadn't paid attention to conserving energy, our bill could easily be $350 a month. Bill Brown More Bill Brown Quotes 0
It does several things, one there is no shareholder accountability and there are no federal and state taxes being paid so it will always be less in that regards. Bill Simmons More Bill Simmons Quotes 0
People's pay is a sensitive topic, and most people probably don't want to be told that they're already being paid what they deserve. Bill Coleman More Bill Coleman Quotes 0