The World Motivation
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
“It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.”
— W. H. Auden · Earn
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
One cannot walk through an assembly factory and not feel that one is in Hell.
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.
I love taking the new ball, but you've got to earn that right.
I've had injuries in the past and I've always said that we earn our money when we're injured, because it's the hardest time. Playing football is the easy part because you're enjoying it.
The only respect you should have is the one you earn.
I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.
I felt I had to earn my way. I had nobody to support me.