Non-Monetary Rewards Quotes

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

People are willing to work free, and they are willing to work for a reasonable wage; but offer them just a small payment and they will walk away.

You do a job like mine because you love the job, not because it's going to make you famous.

I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't send a thank-you note, repay them with sexual activity. If the book is rare or by your favorite author or one you didn't know about, reward them with the most perverted sex act you can think of. Otherwise, you can just make out.

I'm not oriented by money, to be honest. Everybody thinks we're in the music business for money all of the time. But that's not true for me.

The money is nice, but I am not in this game for the money.

I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards.

If there's no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.

I'm not motivated by money and I never really have been.

Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions of utility. The idea of doing something purely for the delight of it has always rattled the grey-bearded guardians of the state. Sheer pointlessness has always been a deeply subversive affair.

It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun, innovation, creativity with the rewards being far greater than purely financial.

Money is important, but it's not the only driving factor for me.

I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways.

You don't do everything in life in order to make money.

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product.

I'm not interested in money.

My goals aren't really commercial success.

Incentive prizes work.

In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income.

The money doesn't buy me, and it never will.

So much of our society as a whole is gearing us to maximize our salary or bonus. Basically, we just think in terms of money. Or, if not money, then, if you're in academia, it's prestige. It's a different kind of currency. And there's this unmeasured dimension of all jobs, which is whether it's improving the world.

Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment?

Some people are motivated by money - I'm not one of them.

There are lots of things worth doing that are no way to make a living. They are agreeable ways to make a more agreeable life.

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.