First Dollar Earned Quotes & Sayings

I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour. — John Grisham

The richest man in the world is not the one who still has the first dollar he ever earned. It's the man who still has his best friend. — Martha Mason

A writer who doesn't read is like a director who doesn't watch movies. — Kira Hawke

You're about as delicate as an AK-47. — Jill Hathaway

About the Wi-Fi. Are you blind? Can you read, at all?" He points to a notice in the corner of the coffee shop, which is all about the Starbucks Wi-Fi code. Then he focuses on my dark glasses. "Are you blind? Or just subnormal?" "I'm not blind," I say, my voice trembling. "I was just asking. Sorry to bother you." "Fucking moron," he mutters as he starts tapping again. Tears are welling in my eyes, and as I back away, my legs are wobbly. But my chin is high. I'm determined I'm not going to dissolve. As I get back to the table, I force a kind of rictus grin onto my face. "I did it! — Sophie Kinsella

Because they know that people will be kinder to a child who smiles. — Francois Lelord

Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. — Ryan Kwanten

The only preventative measure one can take is to live irregularly. — Adolf Hitler

She had been led to this conclusion by forces greater than she. Conquers all! All you need is! Is a many-splendored thing! Surrender to! — Lauren Groff