Incentives Quotes

284 Incentives quotes by 251 unique authors

Reforming the way the state works with businesses and providing incentives for employers will help preserve and create new jobs in Massachusetts. — Mitt Romney
Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can't it happen to me? I'm not worried I'm young - it's an incentive to… — Cristiano Ronaldo
To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue. — Walter Scott
Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge… — Simon Sinek
If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely on… — Peter Singer
The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes… — Thomas Sowell
Don't reward bad behavior. It is one of the first rules of parenting. During the financial cataclysm of 2008, we said it differently. When we… — Eliot Spitzer
The threat posed by Bank of America isn't just financial - it's a full-blown assault on the American dream. Where's the incentive to play fair… — Matt Taibbi
Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary. — David Suzuki
The individual incentive not to commit crime on Wall Street now is almost zero. — Matt Taibbi
What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the… — Linus Torvalds
Obama, startled that components of government behave as interest groups, seems utterly unfamiliar with public choice theory. It demystifies and de-romanticizes politics by applying economic… — George Will
Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness. — Muhammad Yunus
But one type of book that practically no one likes to read is a book about the law. Books about the law are notorious for… — Daniel Handler
Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by… — Ayn Rand
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear… — C.S. Lewis
Most of us have no sympathy with the rich idler who spends his life in pleasure without ever doing any work. But even he fulfills… — Ludwig von Mises
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of… — Ayn Rand
Turns out he does run," Nick drawled. "Given an incentive. And he wouldn't be so out of breath if he hadn't kept shrieking." "That was… — Sarah Rees Brennan
It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel… — Don DeLillo
Here's the deal. I get to marry you. You get to become a Garrett - although, considering what you're marrying into, I'm not certain that's… — Cindy Gerard
In the United States especially, politics and economics don’t mix well. Politicians have all sorts of reasons to pass all sorts of laws that, as… — Steven Levitt
What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don't need to make smart decisions--if they can get rich making… — Michael Lewis
Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've… — George Carlin
To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help.… — Dan Ariely

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