Bonus Quotes - Page 2

• 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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• I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and if you have that kind of attitude then everything else from there on is a bonus.

  Tommy Lee

  Attitude, Kind, Ifs

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• If you get married, you lose all your benefits. That's insane! We should give people bonuses for getting married, and sending signals and talking about it to the society.

  Sam Brownback

  Talking, People, Giving

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• I have a crush on your mind, I fell for your personality and your looks are just a big bonus.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Crush, Romantic Love, Personality

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• Just to love, that's enough; being loved, that's a bonus.

  Jack Hyles

  Enough, Being Loved

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• One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.

  Louise Hay

  Love, Happiness, Happy

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from May 21, 2012

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• The cookbooks and the writing in general have been a real bonus, but it's not something I've ever pursued... I've been lucky, I guess.

  Padma Lakshmi

  Real, Writing, Lucky

  "Beautiful and damned" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. April 7, 2006.

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• You know what Gordie Howe got for a signing bonus? A team jacket!

  Ed Lauter

  Money, Team, Signing

  "Fictional character: Murray Chadwick". "Youngblood", www.imdb.com. January 31, 1986.

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• My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

  Luke Bryan

  Focus, Trying, Great Music

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• Look at the studio filled with glamorous merchandise. Fabulous and exciting bonus prizes. Thousands of dollars in cash. Over $150,000 just waiting to be won as we present our big bonanza of cash on Wheel Of Fortune.

  Dustin Hoffman

  Money, Waiting, Looks

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• The survey findings reflect the growing trend toward incentive compensation programs as a way for employers to share the wealth with workers, ... Roughly 80 percent of those surveyed offer bonus programs and 401(k) or profit-sharing plans . . . as they compete for the best and brightest workforce.

  Jerry Jasinowski

  Way, Growing, Incentives

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• Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.

  Mark Twain

  Teamwork, Achievement, Team Building

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• You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Second Chance, Interesting, Sometimes

  Lisa Kleypas (2013). “Crystal Cove”, p.80, Macmillan

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• I was supposed to be authoritative, but at the same time had to be likeable, a quality that is a bonus, not a requirement, for men in the same position.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Men, Quality, Likeable

  "Why women really should rule". Interview with Sharon Krum, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2008.

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• It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel.

  Doris Lessing

  Winning, Giving, Lovely

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• I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that is obsessed with perfection. You want to please everyone because if you don't, you won't get the job. There is always someone prettier, smarter, or a better actor that you. You start to nit-pick everything. That perfectionism kicks in and it can take over your life if you let it. You have to get comfortable with yourself. Then, if you get the job, it is an added bonus.

  Naya Rivera

  Girl, Jobs, Growing Up

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• I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Wall, Thinking, Increase

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• I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

  Bob Uecker

  Men, Brave, Milwaukee

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• Style advice? Always wear clothes... that are... clean, for starters. An added bonus if it is pressed as well. Unless you are wearing clothes that are supposed to look rumpled.

  Steve Carell

  Clothes, Advice, Style

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• I have more energy to run after our four children. Weight loss and great skin were a bonus!

  Niecy Nash

  Running, Children, Loss

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• If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Sweet, Winning, Thinking

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.130, Penguin

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• In the subprime mortgage industry, bankers handed out iffy loans like candy at a parade because such loans meant revenue and, hence, bonuses for executives in the here-and-now.

  Thomas Frank

  Bankers, Mortgage, Loan

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• For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.

  Queen Latifah

  Mind, Might, Sound

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