Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Photograph because you love doing it, because you absolutely have to do it, because the chief reward is going to be the… — Alex Webb Copy Share Image
It is man's pretence that because he has choice he is free. Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and stable basis and thus enjoy… — Augustus Copy Share Image
I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service… — Nathan Hale Copy Share Image
But it has been my experience that the risks are faroutweighed by the rewards, chief of which is when you speak to… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
Few Christians understand the concept of eternal rewards, even thought the Lord dedicated a great deal of His precious time on earth… — Larry Burkett Copy Share Image
Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes… — Clare of Assisi Copy Share Image
The biggest difference for me is that the tales really have no logical outlet, no particular infrastructure in which to present them… — Larry Fessenden Copy Share Image
Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave… — Corrie Ten Boom Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get… — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
Life has to be in the moment, spontaneous and venerable. There isn't any winning or losing. Life itself, as it flowers in… — Richard Moss Copy Share Image
This will wreck you! Today, treat everyone you meet as if they're going to be dead by midnight. extend all the kindness… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
Marriage. . . is the most glorious and most exalting principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. No ordinance is of more… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Singlehood is not longer a state to be overcome as soon as possible. It has its own rewards. Marriage is not the… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
O my God, teach me to be generous to serve you as you deserve to be served to give without counting the… — Anonymous 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
It is our custom to say that someone is 'lucky' or 'unlucky' if they meet with fortunate or unfortunate circumstances, respectively. It… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
But there's no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We're not supposed to be embraced… — Banksy Copy Share Image
This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Grown-ups shouldn’t finish books they’re not enjoying. When you’re no longer a child, and you no longer live at home, you don’t… — John Irving Copy Share Image
First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
People of my generation who became photographers in the late fifties, early sixties, there were no rewards in photography. There were no… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of… — J. R. Moehringer Copy Share Image
“Variable rewards are not magic fairy dust that a product designer can sprinkle onto a product to make it instantly more attractive.… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
Making movies has become such a golden ring, and it's all such a big business, that the rewards system has gotten totally… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
But you have said it too often, Mr. Benedict!" said Mrs. Perumal in an imperious tone that was quite out of character.… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
Virtue is not an end in itself. Virtue is not its own reward or sacrificial fodder for the reward of evil. Life… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The premium so often put in schools upon external "discipline," and upon marks and rewards, upon promotion and keeping back, are the… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
When people in organizations feel too secure, it's because there aren't any significant outcomes as a result of what they do. Whatever… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The thirst for fame is much greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Gardening is one of the rewards of middle age, when one is ready for an impersonal passion, a passion that demands patience,… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment and expose the pretensions of tyrants… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
We cannot escape the conclusion that because of performance in the pre-existence some of us are born as Chinese, some as Japanese,… — Mark E. Petersen Copy Share Image
People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have a reward; but for my part, if I have… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Looking back on a 30-year teaching career full of rewards and prizes, somehow I can't completely believe that I spent my time… — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is… — Darby Stanchfield Copy Share Image
For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have bore the… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
In this world, the greatest rewards of success, wealth and happiness are usually obtained not through the exercise of special powers such… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image