Sentences with phrase «hope for reward»

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Oh and my last point... don't be a good person out of a hope for some reward, do it because you know it's the right thing to do

I reject the notion that fear of punishment or the hope for reward are the only sources of moral behavior.

Waste not your time on these lowly believers who live and hope for reward for their good works!

«If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed» - Einstein

Fear of punishment and hope for reward is a flimsy (not to mention frightening) basis for morality.

I'm motivated to do good because I want to do good, not out of fear of punishment or a selfish hope for reward.

@Mike, Ah, the old «Fear of punishment, hope for reward» argument.

Any system of belief that is based on fear of punishment and hope for reward is inherently barbaric and evil as it eliminates intellectual freedom from the equation.

We aren't told what Thompson believes now» and his art does not require us to place him in any doctrinal camp» but by the end of Habibi he seems to have least worked his way to a beautiful observation: «God's followers worship not out of the hope for reward nor fear of punishment but out of love.»

Mostly aged between 30 — 55 and with more than double the national level of tertiary education, many of EliteSingles» single men are professionals at the height of their careers who are looking for a partner who shares his hopes for a rewarding work and home life.

Not exact matches

His philosophy that high achievements should be rewarded with high payoffs gave everyone throughout the company hope for a more fulfilling future.

My hope was that if it taught me something about how to raise money, that would be good enough,» says Bergman, co-founder and CEO of Choremonster, which has developed an app to reward kids for helping out around the house.

Now, Bakish is likely hoping for a decent year at the box office from Paramount to reward his faith.

Find a reason that means more than that fear: creating a better future for your family, wanting to make a real difference, or hoping for a more rewarding and fulfilling life.

Once you do change your mind, «you are firmly on the threshold of a career that you hope and expect will reward you with meaning, material comfort, and expanding opportunities for years to come,» she explains.

Find a reason that means more: creating a better future for your family, wanting to make a real difference, or hoping for a more rewarding and fulfilling life.

Suleman had said at the time he hoped for I Love Rewards to lead in its niche in North America, but Albright corrected him.

I hope I have instilled in each of you the values that have blessed me in this life and rewarded me with this extraordinary sense of accomplishment and a confidence that you can break rules and make things work for the better.

And hoping to use the rewards / miles for the honeymoon... which do you think would be best?

Agitating for bigger profit margins and a breakup may be more rewarding than hopes for a bigger deal.

It's all too easy to see how we may become a country in which the big rewards are reserved for people with the right connections; in which ordinary people see little hope of advancement; in which political involvement seems pointless, because in the end the interests of the elite always get served.

I would hope that an emotionally mature adult doesn't cite fear and / or hope of reward as their primary motivation for socially positive behaviour.

Or you can continue to disregard reality, hating people for no reason other than the vain hope that some unsubstantiated super-being will reward you for your inflexible ignorance.

Under undemocratic autocracies the workers labored by compulsion, without hope of real reward and hence without any opportunity for «success.»

This recognition helps us, here in our mortal existence, for it sees that the holy ones are not lost forever but rather, having made their contribution to God, are still through that contribution given the one reward that they hoped for — and the reward that we too may hope for.

Resurrection is here closely associated with martyrdom; it is a «wonderful reward reserved for those who die a godly death».7 This kind of resurrection hope arose spontaneously, but perhaps irrationally, from those who, observing martyrdom, had no other way of expressing their conviction that the martyr had not died in vain.

But they are at peace, for though in the sight of men they may be punished, they have a sure hope of immortality; and after a little chastisement they will receive great blessings, because God has tested them and found them worthy to be his... But the just live for ever; their reward is in the Lord's keeping, and the Most High has them in his care.

When asked what she intended, she said, «I want to burn up heaven and put out the fires of hell so that persons will love God for God's goodness alone, with no fear of punishment or hope of reward!»

Yet we too may hope for a victor's reward and the King's commendation.

The Messiah is the one in whom the Jews centered their hopes for the coming of a new age of righteousness, in which particularly the injustices done to the people of Israel would be punished and loyalty to the one true God appropriately rewarded.

Mark, as a vast number of our species needs a security blanket and do good deeds in hope of a reward (just as horrible deeds are also done for the same reward) yes there are many positives.

I hope to play golf for eternity, and I WANT golf to be... golf — hard as heck, but SOOO rewarding.

I would think the Atheists that do good in the world for good's sake, with no hope of reward, are far more laudable and deserving of praise.

Hope you don't mind me referring to the Quran about many issues discussed but this is supposed to be the way of our lives as Muslims and to us this is our guiding light and that on judgment date who has the Book held in his right hand, he would be rewarded for it, and those appeared holding Book in his left hand will be punished for it?

They do not know the hidden things of God, they have no hope that holiness will be rewarded, they can see no reward for blameless souls.

It's a great deal for us, and (we hope) it is rewarding and fun for our worker shares.

Kroenke therefore holds a clear intention to remain involved with the Gunners for the long term future, despite not seeing rewards as he would probably hope.

At that sight, and at the first astounding wrench of the rod, the fisherman is rewarded for his hardihood: he is suddenly warm and reckless, and simultaneously possessed of mindless desperation and rocketing hope.

On that 50 % of all deals where the opponents buy the contract, however, you, as a defender, are in the action all the time, with hopes of gaining some reward for your playing talent as well.

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

Likewise with Ozil who will also be rewarded, and once the Alexis deal is confirmed it will be hoped that the German will be looking for the same sort of rise for him to sign the same extension as well, while the club will have the boost of signing up our two most foremost players for the forseeable future, well until 2020!

Bibiana Steinhaus is savoring her first season among the Bundesliga's 24 - member elite group, reward for her performances as a fourth official and for 10 years» work in the second division, but she hopes her success will make other leagues sit up and take notice.

Right now, I can't wait for our clash with the Scousers on Sunday — I hope Moyes gets the team selection right and the players do us proud, but in the back of my mind, I do wonder whether this is just another false dawn in a season where optimism has rarely been rewarded.

When a child starts exhibiting behavior problems, parents will try anything they can think of to get a handle on the situation: consequences for negative behavior; rewards for positive behavior; behavior charts; talking about the behavior; talking about how to change the behavior; ignoring the behavior in the hope it will stop if you don't give it attention; talking about positive ways your child can get your attention.

I simply hoped to point out that choosing cloth is as rewarding as growing your own vegetables, building your own bunk beds and preparing a home cooked meal for your family each night.

They say Skelos has rewarded Westchester Independence Party leader Giulio Cavallo with patronage jobs and other support — in hopes of getting Independence backing for Senate candidates next year — at the same time that Cavallo was blocking Astorino from getting his party's ballot line.

«If our losses today are part - payment for every family that is more secure because of a job we helped create, every person with depression who is treated with the compassion they deserve, every child who does a little better in school, every apprentice with a long and rewarding career to look forward to, every gay couple who know their love is worth no less than everyone else's, and every pensioner with a little more freedom and dignity in retirement, then I hope our losses can be endured with a little selfless dignity.»

They also are hoping to persuade state legislators to provide money for rewards and to safeguard witnesses who supply information, as well as to get illegal weapons off the street.

Organizers and canvassers alike who braved the chilly March weather were rewarded with a greater sense of hope and community for their efforts.»