Low Earnings Quotes

I don't think my story is an unusual story for a lot of music performers. But I think that since 1982, worldwide, I have probably seen less than 3,000 American dollars in royalties.

To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and a shake and a don't let the door hit you on the way out sort of thing.

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.

Even when we were stuck touring, earning $100 a day, I never thought I'd even make it that far.

I haven't earned much money through films.

$3,000 from a residual cheque was all I made one year.

I got as little as a $75 a week when I started.

The biggest thing I learned is directors don't make a lot of money on a movie.

Writers of literature make very little money.

With acting, I didn't get much from it.

The fact is, I made $400 a week and only for 26 weeks a year. I never had any money.

The publication of a book only brings very paltry results to its author.

Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up losing thousands of dollars under this proposal.

People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn much at all. It is hard to support yourself travelling the world, to be away from home most of the year and to pay for a coach to help you become a better player.

I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough.

My first month in syndication, I made about $100. I thought it would be exciting if I ever got up to the level where I could pay my rent.

'The Room' came out in 2003, really to crickets. Nobody showed up to see it. It made $1800 at the box office. Everyone assumed it was going to disappear.