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41 " The institutions that claim to represent God, when they are not ignored altogether, are treated like other human institutions that have to earn their right to a hearing by the value of what they say, and not by virtue of who is saying it. Today, authority has to earn respect by the intrinsic value of what it says, not by the force of its imposition. "
― Richard Holloway
42 " A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be. "
― Christopher Paolini , Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
43 " A healthy and ideal system of education would be where a teacher would patiently impart knowledge, instead of curriculum, upon the students, only after assessing their acceptability – where a student would acquire knowledge in order to learn, not to earn – where the parents would be willing to make necessary sacrifices in order to adorn their child with curiosity and thereafter nourish that curiosity, regardless of how absurdly impractical it becomes to the eyes of the society. "
― Abhijit Naskar , The Education Decree
44 " The problem for a lot of people is that they don't really know what they want. They have vague desire: to 'do something creative' or to earn more money or 'to be free', but they can't really pin down what it is precisely that they want. So they drift from one thing to another, enjoying some moments and hating others, but never really finding fulfillment or success. (..)This is why it's hard to lead a successful life (whatever that means to you) when you don't know what you want. "
― John C. Parkin , F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way
45 " For the rest of history, for most of us, our bright promise will always fall short of being actualised; it will never earn us bountiful sums of money or beget exemplary objects or organisations....Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line, our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a fatal impatience or sentimentality). We are like an exquisite high-speed aircraft which for lack of a tiny part is left stranded beside the runway, rendered slower than a tractor or a bicycle. "
― Alain de Botton , The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
46 " My decision isn't as important as the freedom to decide. And my income isn't as important as what I do to earn it. "
― Robin Sacredfire
47 " ...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I was thirteen, both to acquire social graces and to earn a diploma. Because in this world, Dad said, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you go it. "
― Jeannette Walls , Half Broke Horses
48 " But you make the rest hard too. Make me work for you. Make me earn your love. It's worth whatever price. Whatever cost. Don't let me come to expect easy with you. Make me want to work hard for you. "
49 " Without ambition, nothing is achieved. Without work, nothing will be completed. The prize will not be sent until you earn it. "
50 " Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy. "
― Erol Ozan
51 " Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity. "
― Shannon L. Alder
52 " Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part. "
― Jillian Michaels , Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life
53 " A wise man once said that the best definition of insanity was performing the same action over and over again, expecting different results." Father Peter stopped smiling. " The same could be said of you. What makes you so sure you're right? And so sure I'm wrong?" " The difference is that I made a mistake once, out of ignorance," Tim said. " Everything I've done since then has been to try to make amends." " To earn forgiveness." " To protect the innocents." Tim smiled, " And yes, to earn forgiveness. "
54 " Every father and mother who struggle and earn honestly to nurture his children, is also soldier. "
55 " Time is priceless; you are responsible for your time. Earn it or kill it, your choice "
56 " The handsome and the beautiful may earn the admiration of society, but all the wondrous inventions of the future are a by-product of the unsung, anonymous scientists. "
― , Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
57 " All souls can earn IMMORTALITY.The Creators have IMMORTALITY.The Creators are the' ONLY' ONES'To award IMMORTALITY...FROM MY BOOK: War between Souls over First Universe Justice Awaits "
― Tiffany Thompson
58 " When you slander someone [talk negatively about people], you earn a debit in your account and that person will earn a credit. Who would do these kinds of business? "
― Dada Bhagwan
59 " Most people do not mind having a house that is smaller and/or a car that is cheaper than their neighbours’, as long as they each earn and have more money than their neighbours, and, equally important, their neighbours know that. "
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
60 " One of the paradoxes of our time is that the War on Terror has served mainly to reinforce a collective belief that maintaining the right amount of fear and suspicion will earn one safety. Fear is promoted by the government as a kind of policy. Fear is accepted, even among the best-educated people in this country, even among the professors with whom I work, as a kind of intelligence. And inspiring fear in others is often seen as neighborly and kindly, instead of being regarded as what my cousin recognized it for - a violence. "
― Eula Biss , Notes from No Man's Land: American Essays