Quotes About Contribution

In an ideal world, of course, we would still be arguing for free education. If I was starting with a blank sheet of paper, I would have system that was funded by progressive taxation where graduates aren't making that contribution. But we don't live in an ideal world.

If you put a woman in prison for four years when she's young and make her pay her time in a horrible place and she wants to come out and work, and become a mother and be a contributor to society and pay taxes and you never give her that chance. There is something un-Canadian about that.

I want to specify that I pay my own taxes in France, for all my income.

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.

I have no problem paying taxes. It doesn't bother me, because I want to live in a society that's happy.

As far as I'm concerned, the people who aren't paying taxes don't get to run around claiming that they built everything, that the built the roads and that they built the bridges and so forth.

Everybody should pay taxes.

I want paying taxes to feel like the accomplishment of a civic duty.

You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.

I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.

So I don't feel particularly wealthy-but, you know, I pay my taxes and I know that I am.

I am obligated and I will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the American government. I already paid and I will keep paying whatever taxes I owe based on my time as a U.S. citizen.

Fairness dictates that the highest income people should pay the greatest share of taxes, and they do.

Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem.

People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes.

I think the rich should pay more in taxes - I agree with that 100 percent - but everybody should feel the pain a little bit.

I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the economic life of Australia.

I don't know whether other people should or shouldn't pay taxes. I know I can, and I am willing, to pay more taxes. I know I should not get Social Security. I don't need it.

I think I should pay more taxes... but everything they take from me should go to reduce the debt.

If intelligent robots are our competitors and, to some extent, cerebrally alike - enough for us to discuss their ethical standing - why would they be above the law? Should they not contribute to our societies, too? And why would they be exempt from taxes?

My father is a scientist , my mother a teacher, my brother is a Naval Officer and I am an entertainer - we all are doing out a bit for our country!

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I feel that each and every one of us as individuals has a responsibility to one another. None of us would be here without the help of someone else - whether it be guardians, teachers, parents, relatives, etc. - someone contributed to your well being as a person. We're all connected in so many different ways.

For me, honestly, it's not about individual accomplishments, individual award. It's about what I've got to do and how I can contribute to the team.