Action Quote by Samuel Johnson

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius…

— Joseph Lancaster

With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic…

— Thorstein Veblen

Although traditional incentives such as bonuses or recognition can prod people to better performance, no external motivators can get people to perform at their…

— Daniel Goleman

It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.

— Laozi

Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.

— Susan Cain

It is inconceivable that people are motivated solely or even mainly by external incentives.

— Bruno Frey

With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic…

— Thorstein Veblen

You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.

— Gavin Newsom

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.

— William Hazlitt

There are ways that we, as a society, the laws that we write and the contracts we build, can try to actually increase people's…

— Joe Kennedy III

It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and…

— William Benton Clulow

“Intrinsic motivation is of great importance for all economic activities. It is inconceivable that people are motivated solely or even mainly by external incentives.”

— Daniel H. Pink