Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

Give me something to do and you will make me happy.

Anytime you get rewarded for all the work you put into this game, you're going to be happy about it.

In every work a reward added makes the pleasure twice as great.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.

Eventually you get bored and you want to work.

In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

I think we respond well when we do something well.

You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.

Working makes me happy, makes me calm.

If I write a page a day, I feel very good about it.

In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.

Each gig is brilliant and fun. When it becomes a routine, we'll take a break. There's no point in doing it if you don't enjoy it.

We know to come to work every day. It just makes everything that much more fun.

Work is the best wonder drug ever devised by God. Work is as necessary to man as eating and sleeping. Pleasure derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.

The only thing that can bring joy is work.

Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.

The hope of reward is the solace of labor.

Nowadays I find chocolate and/or chocolate-based snacks to be great motivators. Everyone loves chocolate. If someone has a lot of work to do, put a piece of fudge in a glass container (so they can see it) and let them know that if they accomplish their tasks, they can eat the fudge. You'll definitely get a reaction!