I thought that, given the system of rewards central to our economic system, in which profit maximization is valued above all else… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“We have potential. Who needs medals? I'd rather have potential than medals any day.” — Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves Copy Share Image
The Pulitzer Prize is an idea; it's a vote of confidence. Like literature, it exists purely in the mind. — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Don't hyperventilate about something that happened at 9:00 in the morning when the grace of God is trying to reward you at… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
Play, creativity, art, spontaneity, all these experiences are their own rewards and are blocked when we perform for reward or punishment, profit… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
So it's discouraging and, yet, when you make a movie like Wonder Boys, in a sense it's its own reward, because it… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
The establishment, whatever rewards it gives us, will also, if necessary to maintain it's control, kill us — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Why do people do crossword puzzles? There's no reward for completing one, but some people just like the challenge. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Seeking Heaven through righteousness is not seeking righteousness, but something else;--it is not loving goodness for goodness' sake, but for its rewards. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
If you want to become a man of letters and perhaps write some Histories one day, you must also lie and invent… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Each central banksought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level… — Carroll Quigley Copy Share Image
For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Grace is the partner of the throne; Thy grace and justice mighty Lord, Shall well divide… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
God help us, ma'am! Do you see what we saw? We saw that we'd been given a law to live by, a… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Our current tax code is one that was designed by and for the benefit of politicians and lobbyists. It punishes achievement and… — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
It's not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it. — David Soul Copy Share Image
What could I do with $1 million? What can I do with the satisfaction that I perhaps today helped somebody to have… — Mechai Viravaidya Copy Share Image
Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities.… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
If you want success badly enough, you must weigh each thought, action, and experience. The reward you reap will be the knowledge… — Thomas D Copy Share Image
Like a garden that is carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort. — Anodea Judith Copy Share Image
America is now a land that rewards failure - at the personal, corporate, and state level. — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
