Gene Wolfe Quotes

You don't think we should do things for them people for nothin?' ... You don't think they expect to get it for nothin', do you? What's fair is fair, you know.

Everybody thinks they deserve something.

Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

I am not owed anything in this life, especially in wrestling.

I expect to get paid if I do something.

Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.

Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude.

It is right to give every man his due.

No collection without compensation.

Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.

I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do.

The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why.

Most people regard getting their way as a matter of simple justice.

To whom nothing is given, of him can nothing be required.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

I'm not no egotistical person. I just want what I'm supposed to get. Not a penny more, not a penny less.

I don't like talking about not getting what you deserve, because that has no part to play in football. You get what you get.

I'm going to get paid what I deserve off of what I bring to the table.

There are some people who feel that they deserve a particular award or recognition, but I don't fall in that category.

I'm not going to compromise and settle for what I feel is less than I deserve or less than anyone deserves.

I don't think anybody deserves anything than what they already have because I believe everyone gets what they deserve.

Success is easy to take for granted.