Pay quotes
2.1K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside pay — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"I pay a bit more than lip-service to health: I don't eat chips or pre-prepared food, and it might be a comedy sacrilege to admit I do like vegetables, fruit and salad and stuff."
"The price we pay for the complexity of life is too high."
"Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it."
"Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on."
"The thing is to rely on God. The time will come when you will regard all this misery as a small price to pay for having been brought to that dependence. Meanwhile, the trouble is that relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing has yet been done."
"Women deserve equal pay for equal work."
"The actions of those in power can have enormous consequences - a price that they themselves almost never have to pay."
"I was a dreamer. When I was on stage I didn't have to think about whether I could pay the rent. I was just having a great time."
"I'm afraid many women do choose the wedding over the marriage. It seems a steep price to pay, but it comes from a place of deep, sad longing to be loved and to have it proven that you are of value."
"Revolt and terror pay a price. Order and law have a cost."
"To the extent that language forces experiences into categories it is a screen between reality and the human being. In a word, we pay for its benefits... Therefore, while using language, as we must of necessity, we should be aware of its shortcomings."
"As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself."
"Why I've advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes."
"I already shred all my mail. What am I supposed to do now? Use pay phones? Smoke signals? Train pigeons? There's no such thing as privacy anymore."
"The most effective way to transform into higher consciousness is to pay attention in the present moment."
"There will be select instances where the consumer is interested in paying for premium content. I think it will be difficult to get people to pay for something on the Internet that they can find elsewhere on the Internet for free."
"The life of discipleship is not the hero-worship we would pay to a good master, but obedience to the Son of God."
"A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk."
"A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay."
"You always pay too much. Particularly for promises. There aint no such thing as a bargain promise."
