“We don’t get paid for the hour; we get paid for the value we bring to the hour.”
“We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time,... but we get paid for the value, not the time.”
“North," said the face beneath the sheet. "I belong to the National Association of Broadcasting Employees and Technicians. If you wake me up before I've slept twelve hours, I get paid short turnaround.""But Rose--""If you wake me up before seven hours, I get to push a screwdriver into your lungs."— from "The Scarred Man”
“Maxim 28: If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
“Funny thing, employment. If you keep doing it, you keep getting paid.”