For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
It takes a lot of faith, courage, persistence, and perseverance to live the life of a winner. But in the end, it will surely worth every blood, sweat, and tears.
There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.
The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.
It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.
It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty.
The dance between darkness and light will always remain— the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the darkness will just not be worth having without the moon and the stars.
I've learned, that not all worth is measured by price. I've found so many gems that didn't cost me much!
Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell me that the genesis of this story was worth exploring.
Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments.
I'm always curious about anyone who has enough passion to go onstage and say, 'This is what I'm really passionate about.' It's always worth listening to.
Liberty and security are often in direct confrontation and must be balanced in a way that protects us without destroying what is worth protecting.
You're worth so much more than anything I can give you. If you can't believe that right now, believe in me.
Never make a person feel, that he/she is very (extra) special.. Cause, then that person starts feeling that 'You' are not worth him/her.
You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.
The phenomenon of economic ignorance is so widespread, and its consequences so frightening, that the objective of reducing that ignorance becomes a goal invested with independent moral worth.
...And talking of the dear family party which would then be restored, of their mutual pursuits and cheerful society, as the only happiness worth a wish.
But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.
The working class has been turned into a consuming class - a situation has been created where people value their worth by what they can afford.
Every day of my life is worth living. Every day I spend by caring, sharing, and loving.
Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.
