People talk about 'my career,' but 'career' is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt very privileged to be paid for what I love doing. Barbara Stanwyck
I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write. Leonard Cohen
If you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them. Jane Austen
Who wishes for a short Lent let him contract debts to be paid at Easter. Italian Proverb
Take gifts with a sigh; most men give to be paid. Irish Proverb
The worker expects to be paid. Sicilian Proverb