Economists and workplace consultants regard it as almost unquestioned dogma that people are motivated by rewards, so they don't feel the need to test this. It has the status more of religious truth than scientific hypothesis. The facts are absolutely clear. There is no question that in virtually all circumstances in which people are doing things in order to get rewards, extrinsic tangible rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. — Albert Einstein

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Just one look at you and I know it’s gonna be a lovely day. — Bill Withers

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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. ― Dr. Seuss

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In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

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Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe. ― C. JoyBell C.

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If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off… no matter what they say.– Barbara McClintock

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I think that many people have forgotten that, if knowledge is to have any meaning, if it is to be useful, it should have an impact in the world. — Angela Davis

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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.-C. S. Lewis

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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

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