Quotes About Merit

I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.

The very gradual reductions in my weight which I am able to show, may be interesting to many, and I have great pleasure in stating them, believing that they serve to demonstrate further the merit of the system pursued.

Money is always an indicator of a job well done.

For all that Zidane has done for the national team, you have to say 'Thank you and well done.'

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.

I no longer have the terrible nightmares that I used to have. Mao had just died in 1976, and China began to open up. For the first time scholarships to go to the West to study were awarded on academic merit.

There's a very practical reason why Pete Sampras, for example, makes a lot more money than Martina Hingis does. He's much, much better than she is.

I don't see why people can't praise when they see something done well - even if it is by a woman.

I believe that Brazil was prepared to elect a woman. Why? Because Brazilian women achieved that. I didn't come here by myself, by my own merits. We are a majority here in this country.

But I don't pretend I earned a Lifetime Achievement Award.

I don't get so much credit for my defense.

If you don't appreciate it, you don't deserve it.

If they want me I'd love to come back. I'm not going to play because I can, I'm going to play because I deserve it.

Things culminate when they have to. Work comes to you when you deserve to do it.

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

I don't touch anything I don't deserve.

I'm going to get paid what I deserve off of what I bring to the table.

I deserve to do quality work.

If you don't deserve to play, you won't play.

Doesn't everyone in life deserve a chance to show what they can do?

Sometimes you get more credit than you deserve.

Those who belong to the film families may have a certain advantage, but nobody can keep you in this business if you don't deserve it.

When I look back on my career, from the hard work I put in, I got everything I deserved.

Every movie gets exactly what it deserves.