If it was really successful, it was a life calling, a career I was excited about doing, so I didn't think the overall risk was anywhere near as high as what the reward was.

For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked.

When a child is bruised physically or emotionally, parents often reward him with a treat.

That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.

I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that.

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

I beg the Most High to allow me the favour of the double reward, but if God only finds me worthy of one reward, I will accept it in all humility.

The reward for success in St. Paul is eviction.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.

It is the American way to reward ability.