Reward for Effort Quotes

It is as true as that night follows day, that the man who does more than he is paid for, and does it in a pleasant mental attitude, sooner or later is paid for more than he does.

The world is like a reverse casino. In a casino, if you gamble long enough, you're certainly going to lose. But in the real world, where the only thing you're gambling is, say, your time or your embarrassment, then the more stuff you do, the more you give luck a chance to find you.

The more effort you put into something, the more you get out of it.

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labour, the love, and every aid that his knowledge of his craft, experience of the conditions of his place, and exercise of his personal wit can work together to suggest, that so surely will God give the increase. Then with the honestly-earned success comes the consciousness of encouragement to renewed effort, and, as it were, an echo of the gracious words, 'Well done my good and faithful servant'.

If I am right about the big picture, I will be rewarded for my patience.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

You get paid on what you did, not what you're gonna do. That's what people don't understand. You get paid on what you did.

You work really hard on something, and if you're lucky, you get a break.

When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.