Worth Quotes

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.

Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.

The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.

We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam.

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

Thousands of years ago, humans domesticated every possible large wild mammal species fulfilling all those criteria and worth domesticating, with the result that there have been no valuable additions of domestic animals in recent times, despite the efforts of modern science.

The form of my poem rises out of a past that so overwhelms the present with its worth and vision that I'm at a loss to explain my delusion that there exist any real links between that past and a future worthy of it.

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the movie?' But I have to remember the bigger picture.

We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

In short, our response as a party should be to work to solve the crises that produce crisis pregnancies, and work to make life worth living for mother and child, rather than victimize the child as a way of dealing with the crisis.

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.

Anytime James Carville, Paul Begala and David Axelrod hold hands and jump for joy, it's worth pondering how to turn their joy into tears.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.

Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere.

I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.

I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.

I've been given so much, and if I can just give back a tenth of what I've been given, then it's all worth it.

I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?

Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.

Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.

It all starts with the script: it's not worth taking myself away from my family if I don't have something I'm really passionate about.