Quotes About Income

Why don't I earn very much? I don't know; you'd have to ask my agent. Maybe I'm just not very bright!

Broadway doesn't pay that much.

If you only take money in the bank and never put money in the bank, you'll go broke.

Subscriptions is the bulk of our business; ads are nice to have on top of that.

At 24, I was probably making more than 95 percent of my friends. I was burning through money.

I don't think families can earn enough money with one wage-earner any more. I also think there are a lot of men who don't want to bust their butts and do that kind of work. They want to stay home with the kids, but guys who do want to do that aren't looked up to as the masculine kind of guy, and that's a shame.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

In a capitalistic society, success is determined by whether you can pay the bills.

I don't know another way to try to deal with income inequality than actually having entrepreneurs and inventors creating the kind of jobs that allow your residents to be successful and provide for their families.

When suddenly everybody is guessing, or some even getting close, to the ballpark of what you're earning - well, that's interesting, that everyone knows what you make.

The more money you make, the more times people sue you.

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

The best way to afford a suit is to work.

Structured settlements are a common way for people who have been injured to receive an insurance payout. The periodic payments provide ongoing income and reduce the risk of blowing a lump sum through poor financial choices.

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night.

Most fledgling and mid-list writers are lucky to be offered a 4-figure sum and are not only expected to deliver copy that needs minimal editing but also take an active part in marketing and publicizing their work.

The older you are when you buy an annuity, the shorter your life expectancy will be - so the greater a monthly paycheck the same sum of money will buy you. When interest rates are higher, the size of the paycheck for the same sum of money will rise also.

Yes, I charge a certain remuneration fee, and yes, producers do pay me that sum. But if I didn't deserve it, why would somebody pay me an exorbitant amount?

On television, I have always been paid a better sum than the main leads to play a babuji.

It's staggering how many players, even with the sums of money they make, don't do a great job of saving it.

As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income from these assets is now concentrating even faster than income from work.

Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving.

Father had to choose between finishing a story or playing with the girls. I chose to play, of course, which endangered the family income. An office had to be found. We couldn't afford one.

We were not rich, but my parents had adjusted their lifestyle to their incomes—and in the end that is a big part of the battle.