Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it…

“Our habit of wishing backward from what is to what might have been is the soft but persistent tapping that cracks the crystal.”

— Walter Kirn

“Pleasure is a reward, given to the human system by evolution in return for services rendered to the preservation and increase of the species.”

— Clive Barker

A reward once given becomes a right.

— Frederick Herzberg

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come…

— Bible

Above all things I entreat you to preserve your faith in Christ. It is my wealth in poverty, my joy in sorrow, my peace…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Being willing to suffer often brings great rewards.

— Jessica Biel

Everyone in this world is dealt a different hand-some better, some worse than others-but what's more important is how you play that hand. This…

— Christine Ha

Of course, we have leaders in the African American community as well that we've all worked with. One of the great rewards of being…

— Dolores Huerta

Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.

— William J. Clinton

A new breed of ministers is rising up who will not wear out for the gospel. They are so caught up in passion, unity,…

— Heidi Baker

If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in…

— Bodhidharma

If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering. By…

— Saint John Chrysostom

I feel a reassuring oneness with other people when I find that even my most intimate, anguished, socially inadmissible emotions and desires are known…

— Yi-Fu Tuan

It was so satisfying for me - a great reward, just to see it done well. And it was beautifully directed by my daughter…

— Fay Wray

I am old, and death inevitably approaches. But both birth and death are beyond the will of a human being. They are not my…

— B.K.S. Iyengar