Unexpected Rewards Quotes

On a personal basis, when I decided to become a writer, about the last reason I did it was because I thought I'd meet interesting people and make new friends. But that has turned out to be the very best part.

I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I'm always pleasantly surprised.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.

The more you do for others without expectation of return, the more you'll get back from the most unexpected sources.

Life has many twists and turns.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it.

Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

Even the mundane task may have something to teach you - especially if it's a task you haven't performed before.

Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.

I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.

Life has all sorts of hills and valleys, and sometimes you don't end up doing what you had your heart set out on, but sometimes that's even better!

The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Nothing is as hard as it looks; everything is more rewarding than you expect; and if anything can go right it will and at the best possible moment.

I think the best things are the ones that happen organically and take a while because nothing really happens overnight if you think about it.

I've chosen a career that's quite tricky. You have such high highs and low lows, and it's outrageously inconsistent. But it is what I love, which is so rare, and I'm so grateful for that every day.

Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way - how many pleasing things are done for you.

Under promise and over deliver. People will be pleasantly surprised that you gave more than they expected. And remember that there is always room for us to be better and do better. That's what I am calling for. Not just everybody else - myself, too.

I've only ever had surprises. My whole career's a surprise!

Something devastating can happen to you, and it can have positive consequences. By the same token, something fantastic can happen, and it can bring a lot of trouble. That's life.

I just like Forrest Gump. Maybe I'm a little smarter than him, maybe I'm not. Probably because of the whole Southern aspect of his character and for some reason I always wind up on the better end of all deals... I've just kind of got the old silly boy luck!

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

Ambition is a funny thing. In cricket, as in many professions, it tends to take you on a journey away from where you started. That's fine, maybe inevitable. But no one ever tells you that the biggest days aren't always the best days. And the richest prizes aren't the ones you remember.