Quotes About Unearned

There is no conflict, and no call for sacrifice, and no man is a threat to the aims of another—if men understand that reality is an absolute not to be faked, that lies do not work, that the unearned cannot be had, that the undeserved cannot be given, that the destruction of a value which is, will not bring value to that which isn't.

The Objectivist ethics holds that human good does not require human sacrifices and cannot be achieved by the sacrifice of anyone to anyone. It holds that the rational interests of men do not clash—that there is no conflict of interests among men who do not desire the unearned, who do not make sacrifices nor accept them, who deal with one another as traders, giving value for value.

Are we to understand," asked the judge, "that you hold your own interests above the interests of the public?" "I hold that such a question can never arise except in a society of cannibals." "What . . . what do you mean?" "I hold that there is no clash of interests among men who do not demand the unearned and do not practice human sacrifices.

It is fear that drives them to seek the warmth, the protection, the "safety" of a herd. When they speak of merging their selves into a "greater whole," it is their fear that they hope to drown in the undemanding waves of unfastidious human bodies. And what they hope to fish out of that pool is the momentary illusion of an unearned personal significance.

Aborrecía los afectos sin causa, tal como aborrecía la riqueza inmerecida.

Violence is a problem not of too little self-esteem but of too much, particularly when it is unearned.

Grace is God's love in action for those who don't deserve it.

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

I've misplaced it all, but I can't seem to lose my brother. It's a priceless gift--to have his love at a time when I've done nothing to earn it.

But what that means, sadly is that he has no depth. He's never had to work for anything in his life.

She got that response often enough – the unearned appreciation of men who admired her appearance. She didn't find it flattering, but it was sometimes useful.

It seemed like such a television moment, the intimacy unearned—grotesque, almost.

Grace comes from outside, as a gift and not an achievement.

Grace comes free of charge to people who do not deserve it

if I care to listen, I hear a loud whisper from the gospel that I did not get what I deserved.

Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.

Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve, and mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do deserve.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

Entitlement is lethal.

The press is more vicious than the populace.... It's hard to disentangle what was present in the national psyche to begin with, and what was added. It does seem peculiarly British to want to destroy eminence -- though often it's an unearned eminence, more plain ubiquity -- and once the boot has been applied, there's a huge queue of people wanting to do the same.