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title: "7 Expecting Reward Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Expecting Reward quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Expecting Reward sayings and thoughts."
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> [“if you take action just for the sake of doing it, without expecting a reward, you will find that you enjoy every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/if-you-take-action-just-for-the-sake-of-doing-it-without-expecting-a/)

[Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/)

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> [ “Research shows that levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine surge when the brain is expecting a reward.\[xi\] Introducing variability multiplies the effect, creating… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nir-eyal/research-shows-that-levels-of-the-neurotransmitter-dopamine-surge/)

[Nir Eyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nir-eyal/)

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> [“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-woolley/but-love-your-enemies-do-good-to-them-and-lend-to-them-without/)

[Michele Woolley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-woolley/)

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> [Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward. Most people do the exact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-angel-ruiz/doing-your-best-is-taking-the-action-because-you-love-it-not-because/)

[Miguel Angel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-angel-ruiz/)

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> [When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/when-we-can-do-nothing-else-we-can-still-love-without-expecting-any/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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> [Father monks, why do you fast! Why do you expect reward in heaven for that?...No, saintly monk, you try being virtuous in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoevsky/father-monks-why-do-you-fast-why-do-you-expect-reward-in-heaven-for/)

[Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoevsky/)

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> [Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-angel-ruiz/doing-your-best-is-taking-the-action-because-you-love-it-not-because-2/)

[Miguel Angel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-angel-ruiz/)

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