As for my slowness as a writer - that's been a struggle, no question. We live in a culture that values and… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much… — George Washington Copy Share Image
We have a problem with drugs? Let's declare war on drugs! We have a problem with crime? Let's declare war on crime!… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
To many Congressmen and Senators right now, there's a ceaseless antagonism toward Hollywood because politically, it is high-reward and low-risk. So when… — Jack Valenti Copy Share Image
Creating a close connection to those you do business with has its many risks, rewards and consequences. There are few things in… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
If you are a cooperative animal you need to watch what you get. If you, or even a whole community, invest in… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The problem isn't testosterone and aggression; it's how often we reward aggression. And we do: We give medals to masters of the… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful.… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of material accumulation… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
I must give you a piece of intelligence that you perhaps already know, namely that the ungodly arch-villain Voltaire has died miserably… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Copy Share Image
It's not my concern to make a commercial pop record. I want to make a record of music that I would listen… — Crystal Bowersox Copy Share Image
The liberal reward of labor, therefore, as it is the necessary effect, so it is the natural symptom of increasing national wealth.… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors--is not a state of being, but a manner of… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
The reward is in the risk. You can’t stay hidden inside Grandpa’s overprotective cloak forever. You’ve seemed like you needed to grow… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
The more we sense...our ultimate potential, the more determined we become to achieve it. It's the difference between your mother hounding you… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
As long as we work within the budget and are responsible, which by the way it's amazing how many people aren't but… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; Yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
I love running. It's as simple as that ... it has given me endless rewards: physical, emotional, and professional. The benefits of… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
A tight-money policy reinforces inequality in two ways. Its high interest rates disproportionately reward the rich, and the resulting unemployment disproportionately punishes… — Linda McQuaig Copy Share Image
That sense of happiness just out beyond my reach - I'm not sure I'd grasped that exactly, but I'd got something close… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share Image
Writing is so hard… The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over,… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
... only the good deed done for Christ's sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
Indeed, your biggest challenge may be to fully harness your strengths. You may be so busy trying to appear like a zestful,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Mercy can purge the soul of sin, making room for a fresh start. Truth is vital in order that we have an… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We are prodding, challenging, seeking contradictions or small, persistent residual errors, proposing alternative explanations, encouraging heresy. We give our highest rewards to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Find something to do that you love because then the work itself is always the reward not the recompense. And if you… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The core of common culture is religion. Tribes survive and flourish because they have gods, who fuse many wills into a single… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
Pain is not a punishment. And pleasure is not a reward. You could argue that failure is not punishment and Success is… — Sarah Lewis Copy Share Image
Remain steadfast in the faith; instruct yourself; bridle your tongue; repress your wrath; forbear to do evil; associate with the good; screen… — Edouard Rene de Laboulaye Copy Share Image
I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Aligning what you do with who you are requires commitment, effort, and perseverance. But the rewards are well worth it. Not only… — Lauren Mackler Copy Share Image
Exploration is an oft-lauded human activity, and one that resonates in the same way that music and good stories do. It's hard-wired… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Man works primarily for his own self-respect and not for others or for profit. . . the person who is working for… — Otto Rank Copy Share Image
Your email inbox is a bit like a Las Vegas roulette machine. You know, you just check it and check it, and… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
One can never tell what will be the result of faithful service rendered, nor do we know when it will come back… — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
An individual can be truly moral only when they are their own master. From the moment when they awaken to a comprehension… — Elisee Reclus Copy Share Image
It's very easy to attack ourselves. Even comforting in its familiarity, but you must resist this urge at all costs. Dwelling on… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
