In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures. – Daniel Kahneman
I think every credit you get and every film you have your name attached to makes things a little bit easier. It definitely opens doors up, but it’s still a grind. – Caitriona Balfe
They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers. – Frank Black
Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession. – Charles Lyell
There’s no credit in not doing what you don’t want to do. There’s no virtue in not falling, when you’re not tempted. – Gilbert Parker
Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot. – Nas
Credit card agreements run as long as 30 pages, and it’s 30 pages of largely incomprehensible text. – Elizabeth Warren
Oftentimes, small business owners are unable to obtain reasonably priced financing and instead turn to higher priced forms of capital, such as credit cards. – Melissa Bean
Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest. – Charles Churchill
Americans mythologize competition and credit it with saving us from socialist bread lines. Actually, capitalism and competition are opposites. Capitalism is premised on the accumulation of capital, but under perfect competition, all profits get competed away. – Peter Thiel
The credit reporting system suffers from inaccuracy and often from outright injustice. – Eric Schneiderman
Whether you’re earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it’s very important to protect your credit rating. – Frank Abagnale
Our society does not give nearly enough credit to business leaders who create jobs, behave ethically and provide products and services that enhance our lives. – Mark Skousen
Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and oppose the U.S.-led invasion. – Martin Jacques
Snooki is really beautiful and looks quite like Elizabeth Taylor in ‘Cleopatra.’ She has the same bone structure. I’m kind of obsessed with ‘Jersey Shore.’ People don’t give them enough credit for how entertaining they are. – Margaret Cho
Most sketch aficionados have an enormous amount of respect for ‘Mr. Show.’ I didn’t have HBO back then, so I was always trying to find episodes. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross became celebrities, and Jay Johnston – who’s lesser known, but brilliant – deserves a lot of credit, too. – Nick Swardson
Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it’s enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that. – Noel Clarke
You don’t go to the people that are just like you. You go to the people that you have to earn their credit. – Nikki Haley
Subprime mortgages, typically defined as those issued to borrowers with low credit scores, make up roughly the riskiest one-third of all mortgages. – Michael Burry
Bernie Madoff is probably more nuanced then I’m giving him credit for, but I just couldn’t get under his skin. – Patrick deWitt
Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower’s credit score? – Mark Zandi
This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I’m getting some credit for what I’ve done. Which is gratifying, but it’s kind of a little late. – Jack Vance
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. – The Bible Jesus Christ, Luke 6:32-33.