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- Nov 07, 2020
Earned Quotes
Short lines on effort, achievement, and what has been earned.
Several quotes here treat "earned" as shorthand for effort paying off, whether that's a saved billion, a set of martial arts belts, or riches built from an original idea.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.
- Brown
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them.
- Quarter
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- Nov 07, 2020
A dollar saved is a quarter earned.
- Psychology
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina and earned my degree in Experimental Psychology in 1988.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist.
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- Nov 07, 2020