Ann McKee Quotes

It's easy to want the benefits of something; it's hard to want the cost.

Anything worth having has its price.

You pay a price for everything in life.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

There is a price to pay for accomplishment.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!

With everything great comes a price, always, right?

I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.

There's always a price for what you want.

Nothing of value is free.

'There are no easy pickings.' That would be a more accurate, less dramatic statement than 'There's no such thing as a free lunch.'

Make no mistake about it: nobody gives you nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get what you want.

You know what I learned? Everything has a price.

If I have nothing to sacrifice, I have nothing to gain.

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

You really should not do this job unless you're willing to put in that enormous amount of effort. You should not do the job unless you're willing to take risks. And you shouldn't do the job unless you're willing to lose the job, too.

Life will not make allowance for you, but it will pay you what you earn.

My parents taught me that in life, you get out what you put in.

Don't give me an easy fight. I want somebody that's worth it, that's put in their time and put in the amount of effort.

You put a lot of work into something, a lot of time, a lot of sacrifices, and the time you put in, you want the same result from it.

If there was one thing I tried to instil in my children as they were growing up, it was that you get nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get any rewards. That applies in music or whatever you choose to do. The same goes in relationships; you will only get back what you put in.

Success demands sacrifices. I believe it's a small price to pay for the adulation and love one receives.