Bonus Quotes

• My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

  Stephen Hawking

  Zero, Science, Expectations

  "The Science of Second-Guessing". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. December 12, 2004.

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• Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Peace, Passion, Doing What You Love

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• Look, my philosophy in life is expect nothing and everything is a bonus.

  Hugh Jackman

  Philosophy, Looks, Life Is

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• Success is the most important to many, to me it's just a bonus.

  Lucas Grabeel

  Important

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• Find something in life that you love doing. If you make a lot of money, that's a bonus, and if you don't, you still won't hate going to work.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Money, Hate, Going To Work

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• The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

  Aaron Neville

  Nice, Musical, Incentives

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• The bonus is really one of the great give-aways in business enterprise. It is the annual salve applied to the conscience of the rich and the wounds of the poor.

  E. B. White

  Giving, Rich, Poor

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• In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.

  Simon Sinek

  Military, Sacrifice, People

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• Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.

  John Betjeman

  Happiness, Laughter, Giving

  John Betjeman (2005). “Faith and Doubt of John Betjeman: An Anthology of Betjeman's Religious Verse”, p.53, A&C Black

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• A lot of companies make diversity a part of the performance goals against which an executive gets paid. Just as you have to make a certain sales number, you have to make a diversity number to get your bonus.

  Vernon Jordan

  Numbers, Diversity, Goal

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• To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement.

  Jim Gibbons

  Government, Dollars, Pay

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• Every game I played was a bonus.

  Graham Roberts

  Games

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• If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus.

  Geddy Lee

  Chemistry, Bigs, Compelling

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• When I came back, I wasn't looking past this year. This is a bonus for me. I just wish it would have turned out a little better, but we all don't get what we want all the time.

  Vinny Testaverde

  Sports, Past, Years

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• That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn.

  Parminder Nagra

  Skills, Acting, Roles

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• I love acting, but it's all just a bonus.

  Tim Vine

  Acting

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• This limited theatrical release was a nice little bonus that I never expected.

  Rob Corddry

  Nice, Littles, Comedy

  Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. April 12, 2006.

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• Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense.

  Jason Mraz

  Stories, Stage, Make Sense

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• I love doing the voice of Batman because of the quality of the animation. The music is particularly incredible. Another bonus is getting the opportunity to work with some very respected actors who do not usually do voice work.

  Kevin Conroy

  Opportunity, Voice, Quality

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus.

  Elizabeth Pena

  Faces, Directors, Roles

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• I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus.

  Aaron Yoo

  Business, Moving, Opportunity

  Interview with Jason Zingale, www.bullz-eye.com. March 26, 2008.

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• My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.

  Robert Cormier

  Dream, Sweet, Book

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• We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.

  George Saunders

  Character, Order, Rivers

  "George Saunders’s Wild Ride" by Deborah Treisman, www.newyorker.com. December 12, 2010.

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• The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me to be an actor. Not to realize they're an asset would be counterproductive to the cause; they serve the common good.

  Billy Zane

  Acting, Would Be, Tools

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• Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?

  Neil Gaiman

  Dog, Fun, People

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