Quotes About Merit

Nobody is going to give you anything. You've got to earn everything.

If we wanted something, we had to earn it.

I earn everything that I get.

At the end of the day, it's me who has to earn the right to play more.

It's not always easy to make a name for yourself. You've gotta earn it. Because nothing's ever given.

I love taking the new ball, but you've got to earn that right.

I never want to be considered a guy who made a lot of money who didn't earn it.

With Conte, everyone has to earn his starting place.

I want to earn it, I don't want anything given to me.

No one can take away what I've done in this game. Everything I've done, I've earned it so far.

I've earned the right to be paid the highest in the league.

An award should be earned based on an actor's ability and not be just given as a present.

No one is entitled to anything.

People do eventually see something that's quality.

If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us at least live so as to deserve it.

When you remove the concept of reward and punishment on merit, the result is the utter destruction of social fabric.

The work praises the man.

This preference makes the difference between the judging people, who order their lives, and the perceptive people, who just live them. Both attitudes have merit.

Under that democracy, license was not confounded with freedom. Political 'equality' has been understood in two senses: as meaning either that all are to share absolutely alike, or that every man is to receive his due. Our ancestors preferred that 'equality' which does not efface the distinction between merit and worthlessness.

I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

The advertisement challenges potential candidates: "Think you can get HubSpot on the cover of Time magazine or featured on 60 Minutes?" Take it from someone who worked at Time's primary competitor—the only way a company like HubSpot will ever merit that kind of coverage is if an employee brings in a bag of guns and shoots the place up.

To get the best out of a man go to what is best in him.

I hope to be viewed and judged first and foremost by my accomplishments and capabilities as a leader - regardless of my gender.