Rewards Quotes

“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Christian Religion: An Enquiry

“We are on strike, we, the men of the mind.

We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. We are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“... everyone knows that ice cream is worth the trouble of being cold. Like all things virtuous, you have to suffer to gain the reward.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Rithmatist

“The elegance under pressure is the result of fearlessness.”
― Ashish Patel

“Some who support [more] coercive strategies assume that children will run wild if they are not controlled. However, the children for whom this is true typically turn out to be those accustomed to being controlled— those who are not trusted, given explanations, encouraged to think for themselves, helped to develop and internalize good values, and so on. Control breeds the need for more control, which is used to justify the use of control.”
― Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

“The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“The most important thing in my life is to be the best mother that I can be to my daughter and two sons; full of blessings and love. I can guide them, pray for their goals to be achieved, and follow a good path; but ultimately it will be up to them to live their own lives and make their own choices knowing there are rewards and consequences.”
― Ana Monnar

“Work diligently. Work hard. Focus. Perform as if you are at the Olympics. One day, unexpectedly, it will start paying off.”
― Joan Marques

“The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices”
― Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

“Although all days are equally long regardless of the season, some days are long not only seasonally but by rewards they offer.”
― Dejan Stojanovic

“Like any other tool for facilitating the completion of a questionable task, rewards offer a "how" answer to what is really a "why" question.”
― Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

“Rewards of life lived with principles; bloom, when life is about to end or has departed already.”
― Aniruddha Sastikar

“I have sometimes dreamt that when the Day of Judgment dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards- their crowns, their laurels , their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble-the Almighty will turn to Peter and will say , not without a certain envy when He sees us coming with our books under our arms, ' Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them here. They have loved reading.”
― Virginia Woolf, How Should One Read a Book?

“Take away your trials, and you take away the magnificent reward of overcoming. So face those trials head-on. Handle them one step, one decision, one good deed at a time. Remember, life is not a race to the finish; it is an invaluable growing experience.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

“From the late 1800s to the late 1900s... science suggested that human beings are the direct byproduct of their own past. [...]

Research now shows that a person’s past does not drive or dictate their actions and behaviors. Rather, we are pulled forward by our future. [...]

From this view, [...] all human-action is goal-driven [or purpose-driven], even if the goal of the behavior isn’t consciously considered by the individual. [...]

There is always a why for everything someone does. That why is their reason or goal for what they’re doing. [...]

While [...] purpose may not [always] be conscious or inspiring, [a person's reason behind their behavior] still exists. Even if the goal is simply immediate gratification or escape, [as in the case of wasting time] on social media.”
― Benjamin P. Hardy, Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

“In Maie get a weede hooke, a crotch and a glove,
And weed out such weedes as the corne doth not love.
Slack never they weeding, for dearth nor for cheape,
The corne shall reward it er ever ye reape.

[Found in Helen Nearing, ‘Wise Words on the Good Life’, 1980.”
― Thomas Tusser, Five hundred pointes of good husbandrie Volume 21

“In Maie get a weede hooke, a crotch and a glove,
And weed out such weedes as the corne doth not love.
Slack never thy weeding, for dearth nor for cheape,
The corne shall reward it er ever ye reape.

[Thomas Tusser, ‘Five hundred points of husbandry: directing what corn, grass, is proper to be sown: what trees to be planted: how land is to be improved: with with whatever is fit to be done for the benefit of the farmer in every month of the year’ (1557).]”
― Helen Nearing, Wise Words for the Good Life

“Art shouldn't be necessarily done for an audience. Sometimes creating for yourself can be equally rewarding.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Creativity helps us fulfil our purposes in this life.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Being creative, in any form, gives magical powers to an individual. One transforms from being just a person to being a creator.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Earn it!”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“Everything that is due to me is going to be given to me.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Meritocracy doesn’t play favorites.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“Some folks are first in line to demand rewards, but last in line to earn them.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“Hold onto life like a mother to her child, for the pain and labor of today will be washed away in tomorrow's rain of joy.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, These Words Pour Like Rain

“Luckily for us, habits are built on past rewards. In daily life, this is a handy feature. The basic logic of habits is that when we keep doing what we’re doing, we’ll keep getting what we’re getting. Habits are a mental shortcut to obtaining that reward again: just repeat what we did in the past. Rewards can reach through time and continue to operate in the habit formula. This means that we don’t have to keep procuring those rewards for ourselves, and it means that even if our values and interests change over time, we don’t necessarily need to update the identity of those rewards to keep them current. It’s enough that once upon a time, you were rewarded for an action that became a habit.”
― Wendy Wood, Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick

“Some rewards come from obedience to the Word of God, which can turn one into a sign and a wonder.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, The Infallible Word of God: 365 Inspirational Quotes

“There are no rewards for sleeping excessively. If you want a fulfilling destiny, spend more time on your dreams over excessive sleep.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Exploring the Explosive Power of Big Dreams

“The pursuit of knowledge is, after all, an adventure in itself, fraught with risks and unimaginable rewards.”
― Angel Monge, The Time Codes: The Quest to Unravel the Truth