The pernicious influence of the prize and medal giving in art is so great that it should be stopped. History proves that… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
What well-advised ear regards What earth can say? Thy words are gold, but thy rewards Are painted clay. — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
The music business - and I guess you could say any artistic endeavor - usually rewards those who are on the leading… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest. — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there… — Eric Close Copy Share Image
The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book. — David McCullough Copy Share Image
I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward. — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race… — James Cook Copy Share Image
Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
There are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will not doubt reward them in… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Excitement and reward exist only outside your comfort zone. You'll experience neither of them until you make yourself do something you really… — Roy H. Williams Copy Share Image
The greatest reward for a children's author is in knowing that our efforts might stir the minds and hearts of young readers… — Charles Ghigna Copy Share Image
I think we’re part of a greater wisdom that we will ever understand; a higher order, call it what you want. Know… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats.… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but… — Washington Allston Copy Share Image
The reward for being a good problem solver is to be heaped with more and more difficult problems to solve — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
I seek truth over a lie; I seek justice over injustice; I seek righteousness over the rewards of evildoers, and I love… — H. Rap Brown Copy Share Image
Do not expect human beings to reward you, don't even think about it, just LOVE, because you know at the end of… — Bo Sanchez Copy Share Image
Retirement wasn't a reward at the end of a well-run career ... it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward. — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
Money and power are not your true rewards. Your name, your principles, your impeccable standards, your virtuous conduct, and remains an influence… — Jason Hartman Copy Share Image
Making the most of your life is unusual. That's why you need to develop unusual habits to earn outstanding rewards. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Although all days are equally long regardless of the season, some days are long not only seasonally but by rewards they offer. — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
The whole religion of Islam is based on reward and punishment and reward and punishment, and it becomes a part of how… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
How does Galdoila know about the reward?" i asked. "He reads the signs," Grover said. "Duh." "Of course," I said. "Silly me. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
That's another flaw with performance-based rewards: They are easy for one of your competitors to top. — Joel Spolsky Copy Share Image
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains. — Aesop Copy Share Image
The reward is every night. The 90 minutes is such a payoff for us every night; it makes it all worth it… — Gerry Beckley Copy Share Image
The thirst after fame is greater than that after virtue; for who embraces virtue if you take away its rewards? — Juvenal Copy Share Image
It is unreasonable to think we can earn rewards without being willing to pay their true price. It is always our choice… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
We permit bad taste in this country. In fact, we even encourage it - and reward it in all manner of ways. — John Irving Copy Share Image
If you march your Winter Journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg. — Apsley Cherry-Garrard Copy Share Image
You do not have to be the son of a rich man to be an entrepreneur. Today kids are far more willing… — N. R. Narayana Murthy Copy Share Image
The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Later on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don't you? You think you deserve it. I did, anyway. But then… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
Retirement is an illusion. Not a reward but a mantrap. The bankrupt underside of success. A shortcut to death. Golf courses are… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
You’re the greatest risk I’ve ever taken.” His pressed his lips gently to mine. “And the greatest reward. — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
True virtue would never liken its rewards to points on a loyalty card, not because it is its own reward, but because… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
