Incentive Quotes

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"To function as an actress, I have to be in love. I have to have that incentive to work."

- Jayne Mansfield

In the back of my mind I kept thinking, I`m fighting Arnold and I`ve got to be naked in front of the world. So that was enough incentive. I would work, like, 20 hours and work out constantly in my gym and my trailer because of the `birthing` scene, as I call it.

- Kristanna Loken

If the Palestinians will find a new channel that they can achieve their demands, they will have no incentive to resume the negotiations with us.

- Silvan Shalom

Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can`t it happen to me? I`m not worried I`m young - it`s an incentive to do the best I can.

- Cristiano Ronaldo

The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

- Aaron Neville

It`s not a corporation or an insurance company, which have an incentive to settle, if they value the case properly, ... I have said for years what the state needed was a very sharp insurance claims adjustor.

- Mary Lee

The farmer then has an incentive not to sell his land, ... And society has what it wants - open space.

- Mark Wilson

Everything comes down to economics. The incentive is to sell the land to non-ag buyers,

- Mark Wilson

We hope this added incentive will boost the donations. Our goal is to raise the greatest amount of money possible for this organization, so we have priced our Prime Rib Buffet at a very modest price. Hopefully everyone will leave the buffet happy with a glowing feeling of satisfaction knowing where their money went. Of course the best part is where the money goes and what it does!

- Ron Oliver

If you go in as an American outsider, Mister Moneybags, and say `I want to build you a school,` the local people will have no incentive to work on the project smartly or economically,

- John Wood

I think it was more joking than anything else. The fans know the game and what went on. To me, you get traded for a guy like that, it`s a compliment, and it gives me an incentive to keep working hard.

- Dave Williams

(Lewis` All-Star bonanza got us wondering if Arenas had a similar clause in his contract. After all, he too was a former second-round pick. But unlike Lewis, Arenas signed a contract with the Wizards in `03 that used up all of Washington`s available salary cap space at the time. NBA rules don`t allow teams to add incentive clauses that exceed the available cap space.) In Gilbert`s case we negotiated a contract where the Wizards used all their available salary cap room to sign (him) to guaranteed salary, ... As a result no bonuses were available.

- Gilbert Arenas

If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up with things, to reach for those impossible dreams, all those dramatic things.

- Gary Numan

I definitely think he`s going to use that as an incentive to go out there and try to play harder.

- Kevan Barlow

Money is about the best incentive there is for young families, for anybody really.

- Bob Mills

The American people have seen so much damage they are saturated. There may not have been much incentive for people to get down to these little towns. But for the people down here who are totally devastated, they feel left out and ignored, as if their story hasn`t been told.

- Charles Gibson

What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out.

- Linus Torvalds

If the judge is saying the maximum, there`s not much incentive to plead guilty.

- Steve Clark

It looks like all stores are having clearance specials, summer sales. It`s very competitive out there. It`s a very competitive market, and we think retailers are vying for consumers` dollars as the economy is slow and people probably aren`t spending as much. So retailers are giving consumers incentive to come in and traffic their stores.

- Stephanie Brown

We fully intend to suspend all executive incentive pay. This is something we want to request. The basis for this is there`s a whole bunch of cash going out of the company, and this is a way to preserve some of that.

- Jack Davis

A lot of these refineries are making a nice dollar right now because the capacity is restricted and a lot of them don`t want to invest in new facilities. If there was a financial incentive, they might,

- Mike Doyle

It really slides off after Thanksgiving. There`s no incentive for manufacturers to keep making the vaccine.

- Steve Wright

There`s a lot more incentive to hack an election if there are millions of voters and you can swing important races. Whereas, if only hundreds of voters are voting over the internet, there`s going to be a lot less incentive to exploit the vulnerabilities.

- David Wagner

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation so they would have an incentive to buy now rather than defer. I would also give to the states $40 billion of relief.

- Bob Graham

I`m sure the automakers are watching the same PIN data, and they will respond accordingly if it`s really bad, ... Watch for new incentive promotions.

- David Lucas

For start-ups, the main challenge is the lack of track record. But with many regulators in the region citing a Standard & Poor`s rating as part of their security measures, there is an increasing incentive for companies to embark on the rating process and show that they are in the investment-grade range of `BBB-` or above.

- Kevin Willis

A band with no history can get 40,000 people looking at its video just by getting on the site and doing some work. It`s a strong incentive. The technology has changed so much in the past six or seven years. You can make a video cheaply. The quality may be lacking, but I think fans get excited when they discover a band that`s made its own record or video. They`re the first to see them underground.

- Tom Anderson

It`s an incentive to try a practice. For example with chicken litter, you try it one time and if you like it then you`re on your own next time.

- Ron Harris

Nobody`s going to get a free plant out of this. This is a jump-start program. It is intended to get the first handful of plants built. After that, the incentive will stop.

- John Kane

We lost confidence, focus, and we have a lack of belief in the system right now and a lack of belief in each other. Everyone has been hanging their heads and we`ve been on a seven-game road trip, but hopefully coming home again Saturday will give them some incentive.

- Greg Page

What is measured improves, and what isn`t measured doesn`t improve. It`s an incentive. Providers don`t want to be at 85 percent when their neighbors are higher.

- Ken Roberts

I always felt that I hadn`t achieved what I wanted to achieve. I always felt I could get better. That`s the whole incentive.

- Virginia Wade

Quality is a little hard to figure out, but strong asset management incentive fees offset weaker restructuring fees resulting in in-line revenue.

- Chris Meyer

The financial incentive makes it possible for physicians to invest in themselves and in their practices so that they can deliver even better care to their patients. We want to encourage these types of efforts by physicians to improve the care processes for patients with chronic diseases----leading to better clinical outcomes and, ultimately, lower costs.

- John Little

(Heading home...) I always look forward to going to California, ... My grandparents and family come out to the race, and it adds a little extra incentive for me to do well. I`m also going to learn how to surf on Thursday, so that should be fun.

- Casey Mears

This race also marks our second of three races in which one of our cars will feature a special Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) paint scheme and synergistic `Energy to Care` logo, ... For this race, the special paint scheme will be on the #20 CITGO Pontiac Crawford that will be driven by Andy and Tony. I know that when I raced our last race proudly carrying the banner, it gave me extra incentive because it is for such a special cause. I`m sure it will energize Andy and Tony for this race as well.

- Milka Duno

Ang Lee did not want to come here. Because the story is set in Wyoming, he wanted to honor the writing... but there is no real infrastructure there. There is no company like ours that has a track record like we have with the unions, crews and government, and there is no incentive there.

- Tom Cox

Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way.

- Abraham Diskin

Indeed Saddam`s goals have little in common with the terrorists who threaten us, and there is little incentive for him to make common cause with them.

- Alain de Vogue

It`s not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we`ve given them the right incentive to perform.

- Alexander The Great

The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That is clearly still the goal.

- Alexandre Burrows

Frustrated love has been the incentive for many great works.

- Alister Mackenzie

Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don`t think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.

- Amber Magner

Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have a powerful incentive to keep their societies peaceful and prosperous.

- American Council

Just because scientists have the knowledge to do it, the technology to do it, and some may even have a financial motive or other incentive to do it, does not make it right.

- American Society

Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up.

- Amy Holman

We must shift the energy policy debate in America with an increased focus on alternative and renewable fuels and Congress must pass meaningful alternative fuels and incentive programs to help move the U.S. away from dependence on foreign oil.

- Anabella Hedman

New technology is useful, but it`s inefficient and ugly; it knows it`ll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else.

- Andrew Frank

Every company, every boardroom in which I sit, has a plan, and they have objectives, goals, and a process. And to make it work, the pressure and incentive have to come from the top.

- Andrew Heyward

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.

- Andrew Record