Thomas Kinkade Quotes
The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.
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We all know that a call-up to the Springboks (South Africa national team) is a major achievement and the rewards, especially financial, are huge.
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A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful.
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Amelie said, “I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals.” She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. “Now defend what is ours, my partner.” He grinned … grinned! … and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked.
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Only through repentance do we gain access to the atoning grace of Jesus Christ.
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When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.
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The meaning of the living words that come out of the experiences of great hearts can never be exhausted by any one system of logical interpretation. They have to be endlessly explained by the commentaries of individual lives, and they gain an added mystery in each new revelation.
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I do think it's dangerous when you are overly secularizing, and sometimes you get very smart, and sometimes [you] gain a lot of smarts, but you lose a lot of wisdom.
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True greatness is devoting all my energy to becoming a servant and not getting upset when I am treated like one.
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If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
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The proper rewards are not simply tacked on to the activity for which they are given, but are the activity itself in consummation.
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Gains in commodities provided a positive backdrop for the Canadian dollar.
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The extraordinary woman depends on the ordinary woman. It is only when we know what were the conditions of the average woman's life - the number of children, whether she had money of her own, if she had a room to herself, whether she had help bringing up her family, if she had servants, whether part of the housework was her task - it is only when we can measure the way of life and experience made possible to the ordinary woman that we can account for the success or failure of the extraordinary woman as a writer.
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I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.
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The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
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In the 18th century, if women wanted to travel and they dressed as a man, people would not look twice. Your clothes said everything. Also there were masters and servants swapping clothes. You could be anything, your clothes told everything!
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Facts are only tools to gain control over yourself and other people.
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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.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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The day you realize that your efforts and rewards are not related, it really frees up your calendar.
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Some people like what he does, some people don't. We were being very aggressive about taking the next step for this team to win a Super Bowl, by recognizing what we were going to have to deal with in what was arguably the best player in free agency. Rewards are usually proportional to the risk you take. Yeah, this is a risk.
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I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.
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It's a terrible thing when a person dies, whatever the circumstances. A hole opens up in the world, and we need to pay the proper respects. If we don't, the hole will never be filled in again.
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The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.
