America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to.
J.K. Rowling is a talented storyteller, but she has also used the style and technique of modern television and cinema media, which seizes the imagination by pummelling it, bombarding it with powerful stimuli, in a rapid pace, with plenty of emotional rewards.
I know the rewards of focusing on innovation and outcomes as opposed to hours. I've been fortunate to work with brilliant entrepreneurs who didn't have years of experience, and yet they changed the world.
I think, actually, any morality system that rewards only the extremes is a flawed system. Players don't approach life that way, they don't approach games that way, and they shouldn't be trained to approach games that way. They shouldn't be in the 'Star Wars' mode where, 'I've got to choose every good option.'
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
This has taught me that being pleasant is always so much more productive, for I know well the rewards for being good-natured.
The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.
I'm a capitalist by conviction and profession. I believe the best economic system is one that rewards entrepreneurship and risk-taking, maximizes customer choice, uses markets to allocate scarce resources and minimizes the regulatory burden on business.
There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised if we are to reap the rewards.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the rewards are well worth it.
A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a prosperous countryside are the rewards for his efforts.
I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.
We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.
Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.
I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards.
There's a lot to be said for doing what you're not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what you're supposed to do are more subtle and take longer to become apparent, which maybe makes it less attractive. But your life is the blueprint you make after the building is built.
It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.
We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.
When you do something moral and upright and wander off by yourself, well, everyone doesn't always follow you, do they, right? You pat yourself on your sanctimonious back but it doesn't mean the crowd rewards you for doing what you think is right.
The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately.
The best leaders begin with an environment that embraces and rewards change and innovation.
There are hardly any apprenticeships in care; hardly any schools preparing teenagers for jobs in care; and few signs that politicians know what to do to raise the status and rewards for what will soon be one of our most important industries.
The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
'Survivor' wouldn't have happened had I not gone out there and helped CBS to sell sponsors to finance the first one. Part of my thinking on 'Survivor' was that it should have rewards that are corporate brands. A Big Mac, one thimble-full of Coca-Cola.
For over two centuries, Americans have grown up in a society that rewards hard work, protects innovation, and allows its citizens to constantly break new barriers. The key element to this success rests on freedom and the ability of individuals to strive toward achieving their dreams and making their children's futures better than their own.
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some temperature to adjust, and there's split seconds where you've got a fraction of a second where you get to make a move a particular way, and you don't get to repeat it if you do it wrong.