Reward Quotes

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming?

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of them the reverse; and, as such, boys seem often more affected by their loss than by coercion.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

I say, traitors; as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty; if it may be called a liberty, as it is redeemed with the betraying of the interest of Christ, and the blood of His people.

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

Feeling a part of that community is my greatest reward.

Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize - once it's passed - that, A, it does take care of preexisting conditions; B, you're insurance rates aren't going to skyrocket; C, the insurance companies aren't going to be running the show like they were before; D, you're going to be in a position where you can keep your insurance that you have. That once the American public realizes that, you're going to get a reward for this. They're going to be rewarded.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure , the process is its own reward.

You know, the reward for 'Captain America' is amazing. It's always fun to see a giant spectacle film and see the fun stuff - the special effects.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better - that is the true reward.

The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his.

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.

It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards.

Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

My greatest reward is knowing for certain, as I do with many other acts and artistes, that without Jonathan King being alive and involved, Genesis would not exist, and the guys would have had careers as intended - as accountants and lawyers!

We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simplify the tax code. The ultimate answer, in my opinion, is the fair tax, which is a fair tax for everybody, because as long as we still have this messed-up tax code, the politicians are going to use it to reward winners and losers.

For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.

If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement.

That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.