Best Earned Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“The people I work with locally, they find my films boring. I think I have earned their respect as a person. Hopefully one day I'll earn it as a film-maker as well.”

“Major decisions of generational significance aren't given, they're earned.”

“I think I just earned the coaches' respect. That's not to say by any stretch that I'm dictating any game plans or coverages or anything. But to have that little voice is huge and something I take a lot of pride in.”

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

“Our state will show the nation how we can end childhood poverty through a major expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, which will lift at least 34,000 Maryland children to the next rung on the economic ladder.”

“There's a lot of veterans that don't really mingle with guys coming in playing their positions or guys they feel like haven't earned their spots. So we've had situations where there are veterans that don't talk to the young guys or that don't necessarily accept them until they've proven themselves in certain ways.”

“I'm just trying to do my best. If you beat me, then you earned it.”

“I think I have definitely earned my stripes in the tennis world.”

“I'm just trying to get what I've earned and that's all I want.”

“I don't believe in surgery or any of that stuff: I have earned every grey hair, and I'm proud of it.”

“Our nation's veterans and their families deserve a VA that will provide the best care and benefits that they have rightly earned.”

“You can't learn mental fortitude in a book. Those things are earned, not learned.”

“We must match the pride we have for our men and women in uniform with a commitment to ensuring they and their families have the support they need and have earned.”

“Spare a thought for people like me who sweated it out for our moment of glory and the joy we brought for the country. I had earned my records the hard way.”

“I grew from nothing. I have been through everything and I have earned it.”

“I've earned everything I have; that's the attitude.”

“If I were afraid, I'd quit Formula One immediately, I've earned enough.”

“Our disabled veterans earned their benefits by serving our great nation, and we must protect them and their families, especially during financial hardship.”

“I received an offer from China: I would've earned an incredible sum. But Napoli didn't want me to go, and I wanted to stay. So nothing came of it.”

“Geezers might say, 'I wouldn't wear make-up even if I was going on TV,' but why not? You'll look better. I can most frankly be called a geezer - I've earned the right to be called a geezer, a proper stand-up guy, that kind of thing - and if I can wear make-up, so can you.'”

“When you're a solo artist and you're not doing well, it can be pretty tough. So when success does come, it feels like you've earned it.”

“The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm a chancer and they think I'm lucky! They don't realise that I have actually earned it, because I have worked with so many bands. That's all I've ever done is work in music.”

“I look in the mirror and see lines, but I have earned those lines. It has taken me 59 years to get them and I am not losing them now.”

“At Inter, I earned my wages based on the results on the field.”

“There's a lot to be said for expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit.”

“I've earned every single thing that I've got.”

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

“The money I have earned has given me the opportunity to give back to the people who do not have the same opportunities as me.”

“I earned more than other riders, but even in my best year I never grossed more than about $300,000.”

“Listen, man, everybody has their own journey, obstacles, and some people get built through promotional companies to be a star, but really haven't fought the best guys out there. And then you have guys that really earned their spot and that happens to be me.”

“Yes, I am passionate about films but along with passion I am very calculative. When you put your hard earned money, you have to be calculative.”

“My first 26 years was a time of hard work. I was an obedient child to my parents. Whatever I earned, I gave to my parents and never asked them where it went.”

“Veterans should not lose the benefits they've earned through their service due to circumstances out of their control.”

“I know people started suspecting whether I was a woman or a man. All the honour I earned - I lost.”

“I haven't earned much money through films.”

“I've earned quite a lot of money in Donetsk.”

“I've been acting since I was a kid and it started out as a hobby. I've been lucky enough to make that my professional career and I've earned a living out of it.”

“Love the people that want to support you, love the people who are there for you, because you definitely earned that right.”

“I am proud of the fact I would never tamper with my looks. I love the fact I have earned every line and wrinkle.”

“I went to Villarreal for 30% less than I could have earned in Mexico.”

“We earned the 'Line of Duty' audience's loyalty over a number of years, and I feel privileged to have that.”

“I've been lucky, but I have earned that luck.”

“I have always wanted to sing at some point in my life. In fact, when I was shooting for 'Oohalu Gusagusalaade,' I would randomly start singing on the sets, and I even earned a nickname 'Radio' on that film.”

“I owe all the name and fame I have earned to regional cinema.”

“The Undertaker stood up for what was right. He earned everything he got.”

“I still feel there is more to this Kenny Omega character, and there are more stories I need to tell, and New Japan allows me that freedom. That is a freedom I earned through the hard work I put into the company.”

“I made a professional decision, a step forward in my career and for Roma, who earned a huge sum.”

“Black women have earned the right to be basic.”

“My sophomore year at high school, I spent $300 I had earned working at After School Matters for my first studio session. For a 16-year-old to sacrifice that much money was pivotal. It spoke a lot about how serious I was.”

“A lot of our sources for income-inequality measures come from household surveys in which people report how much they earned in the last year, how much income they have, and so on. Those are not as well funded as they should be. We need to have those numbers.”

“I value my education, but I cannot put a value on it. I know it has been worth some money to me - I don't think 'The Post' would have hired me if I had lacked a degree - but I probably could have earned about the same if I had stayed in the insurance business, where I worked while going to college at night.”

“We really earned our keep by going door to door, going to every town, playing in every club.”

“I make no excuses. Stefan Struve was the man that night. He earned his win fair and square.”

“From her first superheroine role in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' - which earned $275 million globally in 2001, back when that was real money - Jolie has been the one actress who can stand up to any male star and stare him down.”

“I have never had a man give me money. I've always been the provider. I have always been the one who went out and earned, and I've never felt unequal in that way.”

“If I see someone break down in tears, I don't necessarily feel empathy for them in those moments unless it's really warranted. I feel like a tear needs to be warranted in a movie; it needs to be earned.”

“I earned the opportunity to stand on stage with many senior artists at YG, and naturally, I gained stage experience.”

“If you had a basic income, it would mean that everybody would have a base on top of which their earned income would be taxed at the standard rate of tax. That would increase the incentive to take low-wage jobs.”

“We owe these heroes a great deal - it is our solemn responsibility to ensure that all veterans receive the care and respect they have earned.”

“I'm proud to have earned a 100 percent score from Planned Parenthood and to have been previously endorsed by both Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro Choice.”

“The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me.”

“I feel like I've earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.”

“I might not be over-enthusiastic about socialising and making friends, but I am not a loner. I love hanging out with my friends, and I do it often when I am not working. Maybe, since I am not often invited to the 'happening' parties of our industry, where the media is around, I have earned the reputation of being a loner.”

“I have inherited nothing. Everything Ann and I have we have earned the old-fashioned way.”

“As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.”

“W. P. Kinsella, who was born on a farm near Edmunton, Alberta, has earned wide recognition for his wild imagination and rash humor as a writer.”

“In today's world, it never looks good when you're suing somebody who earned $20,000 for writing a book over a period of a year or two.”

“I made my money in an honest way. And I have declared it all. By co-founding Infosys along with Mr. Murthy and others, I earned financially.”

“The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it.”

“I don't know if the money I've earned is going to need to last me for the next few weeks or the rest of my life.”

“It's always good to walk in a room and know everybody kind of looks up to you because I guess I've earned it.”

“Getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that I've earned my stripes a bit.”

“When you win the Olympics, you hope that the medal that you get, that weight makes it feel like you really earned something.”

“I think politicians nationwide have earned a reputation sometimes that is very unfavorable because they will say things and then do something else when they get into office.”

“Yes, I love good clothes, good shoes, but I earned it.”

“We earned any fans with the way we play.”

“Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I drifted into writing.”

“The lines on your face are your medals. You've earned them, so why shouldn't they be worn with honour?”

“I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I was, so I've kind of just quite willingly stood back.”

“A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.”

“With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.”

“HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned.”

“I enjoyed the time in the ring because I was trying to entertain people and give them a show for their hard earned money they spent to come to the show.”

“My father did not rock. He just earned and hated. Don't end up like this man.”

“I would like to be known as one of the best actors in the world because that is something that I would have earned. And being sexiest would come from my genes... it is something I was born with and not earned it for myself.”

“I was 20 years old when I started playing in the Premier League. Maybe mentally I wasn't quite prepared for it, and that has earned me a reputation.”

“I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum.”

“I just wish that I am always true to my work and myself and value the respect that my parents have earned.”

“For lots of people who became rich, they believe they earned their fortune through hard work. They don't think about society and only want to leave their fortune to their children.”

“To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now.”

“I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.”

“I believe I have earned my shot in F1. I have won F3, and we all know F3 is a very high level.”

“I don't want to sit by the edge, like some other guys who have played their game. Earned money, have nice lifestyles, and don't say anything.”

“Look, it makes sense to be able to take part of what you've earned in this life and have it grow. And I hope that other musicians out there that do have their moments of profit and of success are wise enough not to squander those profits and that success.”

“When I asked to fight on UFC 200, it was going to be my last fight because I feel like the fans have earned the right for me to retire in front of them. But I kind of fixed some of the problems that I was having and righted the ship.”

“The Latino vote has to be earned just like any other.”

“When economists talk about income, they talk about the money a household or a person earns in a given year. That's the salary you earned, the rent from a tenant above your garage and the bit of money you made by selling some stocks.”

“I'm constantly working, and I've earned everything that I've been able to achieve on my own, and that's what being the eldest of 14 taught me.”

“Even if you didn't lose your job, if you're one of the two-thirds of Ontarians who don't have a pension, you lost savings. Even if you've earned most of that back now, you are a changed person. You are less secure, less confident. And I understand that.”

“Fortunately I've earned a lot of money in my life.”