{"quotes":[{"text":"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.","author":"Ayn Rand","tags":["guilt","intellect","life","pursuit-of-happiness","rewards","work"],"id":9063,"author_id":"Ayn+Rand"},{"text":"All things acceptable to God the Father must come from God the Son, whether us or our works.","author":"paul viggiono","tags":["grace","rewards","righteousness"],"id":27484,"author_id":"paul+viggiono"},{"text":"Screwing up is hardly a major mistake. Sometimes your wrong choices bring you to the right places.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["choices","destiny","fate","mistakes","perserverance","providence","rewards","screw-ups","unexpected-blessings","wrong-choices"],"id":45103,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.","author":"Robert G. Ingersoll","tags":["consequences","nature","punishments","rewards"],"id":56818,"author_id":"Robert+G.+Ingersoll"},{"text":"Be willing for purpose; it pays huge returns on investment. And along the journey, those who dis your willing sacrifice(s) will ponder their own foolishness.","author":"T.F. Hodge","tags":["ambitions","aspirations","desires","dividends","dreams","foolishness","gifts","goals","inner-wisdom","investment","journey","payment","purpose","quotes","return","rewards","sacrifices","talent","thinking","thoughts","willingness","willpower"],"id":66576,"author_id":"T.F.+Hodge"},{"text":"No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly...And any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it.","author":"Murasaki Shikibu","tags":["art","effort","learning","rewards"],"id":77230,"author_id":"Murasaki+Shikibu"},{"text":"When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.","author":"Ashish Patel","tags":["achievement","challenge","choices","commitment","courage","decision-making","determination","dream","efforts","elegance","execution","fear","fearless","fearlessness","focus","give-up","goals","hardwork","implementation","inspiration","judgement","leadership","passion","perfection","performance","planning","praise","productivity","result","rewards","success","talent","team-work","under-pressure"],"id":85188,"author_id":"Ashish+Patel"},{"text":"Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["absolute-power","ambition","ambition-and-attitude","ambition-life-ambitions","ambition","ambition","ambitions","bangambiki","competing","competing-with-others","competition-and-attitude","competition-is-not-real-love","competition","competition-with-others","competitions","dictatorship","lies-politics","love-of-power","lust-for-power","macchiavelli","machiavellian","maintaining-power","misuse-of-power","political","political-ambition","political-ambition","political-correctness","political-philosophy","politicians","politics","power","power-addiction","power-politics","retribution","retribution","reward","reward","rewards","survival-instinct","survival-is-the-name-of-the-game","survival-of-the-fittest","survival","survival-story","survivalism","survivalist","survive","surviving-life","survivor","the-great-pearl-of-wisdom"],"id":90639,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"Sometimes life itself rewards our early investments.","author":"Dixie Waters","tags":["life","life-philosophy","life","rewards"],"id":90696,"author_id":"Dixie+Waters"},{"text":"Every opportunity has challenges and when you overcome it, it turns to rewards.","author":"Nazim Ambalath","tags":["challenges","inspirational","opportunity","rewards"],"id":95116,"author_id":"Nazim+Ambalath"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":61,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}