Quotes About Contract

We ... have humanity divided into an indefinite number of foreign states, all hostile and threatened by each other. There is no common right, no social contract of any kind between them; otherwise they would cease to be independent states and become the federated members of one great state. But unless this great state were to embrace all of humanity, it would be confronted with other great states, each federated within, each maintaining the same posture of inevitable hostility.

In France they were called écorcheurs (skinners) and routiers (highwaymen), in Italy condottieri from the condotta or contract that fixed the terms of their employment as mercenaries.

Medieval political structure was ideally a contract exchanging service and loyalty in return for protection, justice, and order.

Obviously you want to be a No. 1 receiver when it comes down to contract time and things like that.

It's always push and pull with a record company.

When the record company pays you an advance, it is just that - an advance. And it's at worse rates than any bank would charge you to pay them back.

You sign your life away, basically, when you sign a record deal, and if you have a platinum album, then you go back in and renegotiate.

A record deal is my dream.

I've dealt with a record label in the past.

I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. I loved recording and being in that studio. I made four albums.

By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.

I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever grateful.

If I was roped into a seven-year TV contract I'd probably hang myself.

I have a fun clause in my contract. If I'm not having fun, I can leave.

I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.

You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team.

If you're a highly touted free agent, you're going to get paid a lot of money no matter where you go.

In case of default, those so bonded were sold into slavery.

Yes, but we do not know that he snores, my love,' Lady Ombersley pointed out. 'Indeed, we may be almost certain that he does not, for his manners are so very gentleman-like!' 'A man who would contract the mumps,' declared Cecilia, 'would do anything!

A man who would contract the mumps,' declared Cecilia, 'would do anything!' Lady Ombersley saw nothing unreasonable in this pronouncement, nor was she surprised that his lordship's unromantic behaviour had given Cecilia a distaste for him.

My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of them. My dad was also under contract with Universal Studios. And my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at Universal.

Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try.

'All-Star Wonder Woman' would get worked on in what is laughably referred to as my 'spare time.' I just ended up with less and less time to devote to it. Eventually, we all realized that it was taking forever, so we just all agreed to hold off on it 'til the time was right to do it properly. Well, I still have a contract; DC never tore it up.

Newman has it all worked out. I get a million. He gets a million two, but that includes $200,000 expenses.