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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With Peter O'Toole, you just had nothing but fun. - Alex Rocco

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Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary. – Oscar Wilde

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Opportunities will come and go, but if you do nothing about them, so will you. ― Richie Norton

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We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. ― Leo Tolstoy

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Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free. ― Paulo Coelho

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The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing. — Blaise Pascal

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Don't give in! Make your own trail. Don't moan. Don't complain. Think positively.

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You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events. — Joel Osteen

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Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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