Charles M. Schwab Quotes

I never wanted to get paid by the hour. If I was going to do more work than another guy, I wanted to get paid more.

I am one of the best, I should get paid like one of the best.

I believe in pay for performance.

I don't believe that everybody should be paid the same. I believe in equal pay for equal work.

I do not think that anybody should get paid for lousy performance. I've said that for a long time. If you work hard and you do good, you get paid well.

This government has always said increasing pay is something for something.

Why - because as a oil and gas small business owner - I know if someone is not doing their job, they should not get paid. Again leadership by example.

Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.

Pay equity matters because those dollars add up over time.

The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind.

Salaries should be set based on production and contributions, not positions.

The only way to earn what you're really worth is to get paid based on your results.

If they're going to pay me like [Mike] Gallego, I'm going to play like Gallego.

We favor putting Congress on a commission basis. Pay them for results. If they do a good job and the country prospers, they get 10% of the extra take.

No one is mandating merit pay.

I make 50 cents for showing up... and the other 50 cents is based on my performance.

Why would I accept to earn less money to play for Barcelona? Why are players the ones supposed to sacrifice themselves?

I think we're paid a going rate for how well our shows do.

We started paying everyone 100% bonuses. We removed any sort of performance management system where you put down your goals for the quarter, or the year, then try measuring against those goals because when you are dealing with innovation, that has no meaning.

If you're a top 10 guy you should pay a top 10 guy or even a top 5 guy what he deserves, whether it's a lightweight or a heavyweight.

I think women should be paid the same as men. That's for sure. But what would you say to a woman coming in after you've been in the job for 15 years when they've done absolutely nothing to earn it? I don't think that's right.

That's what counts for you as a player if you are on a high salary and you are earning, let's say, enough money, which you normally can't spend in your lifetime. It's something you should really think about - where you play, what level you play, the audience.

I'm going to do my very best to ensure that our jobs are all market-competitive.

If you have a bonus scheme that is so complicated or so sensitive that you can't tell people what it is, then you shouldn't be doing it.

If you're a highly touted free agent, you're going to get paid a lot of money no matter where you go.