After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won’t ever take another Big 6 contract since they’ve gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers.

We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people.

I extended my contract here with Bayern because I am happy. I am very thankful of the club and how they supported me regarding my injuries. That is why I put my contract extension into motion so early.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

Justice… is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.

Even the evil-looking bird perched on a rod in the bar had stopped screeching out the names and addresses of local contract killers, which was a service it provided for free.

It shows you that when people have left a reproachful vacancy in a contract they can be as shady about it in Bibles as elsewhere.

To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.

I’m legally unable to ride motorcycles. It’s a contract that I have with my life insurance, so whenever I get a chance to do a movie and ride a bike I go for it.

If capital is privately controlled, then people are going to have to sell themselves in order to survive. Now, you can say, “they rent themselves freely, it’s a free contract” – but that’s a joke. If your choice is, “do what I tell you or starve”, that’s not a choice – it’s infact what was commonly referred to as ‘wage slavery’ in more civilized times, like the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

I’ve been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I’m forever grateful.

I know what contract I have. I am very positive also for next year, i am very happy with Red Bull, I know what the perspective is for next year and the years after.

Always read your contract. Know what you’re getting yourself into. Know your worth.