![Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/thanks-are-justly-due-for-things-got-without-purchase-lat-gratia-pro-rebus-me.jpg)
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Thanks a lot, society, for railroading my ass. Aileen Wuornos
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The years I spent paying my dues are in the background, and so are my concerns about whether my performance is good or bad. Alan Arkin
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I won't say, 'I have two degrees; I shouldn't be getting your latte.' Because I paid my dues when I got to the table, I actually had something to say. Dana Fox
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