#salary

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become. ↗

— Donald Pleasence

#choice #could #earnings #figured #film

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business. ↗

— Warren Spahn

#batters #business #figure #figures #games

Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick. ↗

— Breaux Greer

#dude #get #good #i #paid

When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next. ↗

— Bruce Schneier

#big #company #dream #figure #get

If to love each other is the job, then the happy life is the salary. ↗

— Toba Beta

#job #love #salary #life

I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#equipment #i #i think #made #maybe

I never refused my help to any person black or white; and I liked the office nonetheless because there were neither fees nor salary connected with it. ↗

— Salmon P. Chase

#because #black #black or white #connected #fees

I'm famous for being nicer to my fans than anyone on the face of the Earth because I figure a) They pay my salary, and b) It's probably like a big moment in your life to meet somebody so I would say, just come on up. ↗

— James Woods

#because #being #big #come #earth

The players wanted more money, higher salary caps and they didn't have that family relationship we felt with the players. Mentally, the players were more businesslike. ↗

— Guy Lafleur

#family #felt #higher #mentally #money

TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary. ↗

— Norman Lear

#giant #international #never #pay #people