Quotes About Payoff

the probability (hence True/False) does not work in the real world; it is the payoff that matters.

The decision tree lets you know that your expected payoff is far higher than what you are being asked to invest.

Would you complain because a beautiful sunset doesn't have a future or a shooting star a payoff? And why should romance 'lead anywhere'? Passion isn't a path through the woods. Passion is the woods.

I felt guilty about what happened on 'Twin Peaks.' All of a sudden, to have that kind of payoff for doing so little seemed very strange.

A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.

All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market. But the problem is that it's all backwards. It's not that you do the right thing and hope it pays off; the morally right thing is by definition the thing that gives the biggest payoff.

Yeah, I mean, you always work hard, and certainly there's opportunities to do some bold moves, and sometimes they pay off for you and sometimes they don't.

If a company's stock is undervalued - as many managers believe theirs is - a repurchase may offer the best payoff of all.

Unlike the Kennedy dynasty, who always knew how to pay off people who might make trouble, the Windsors can't bring themselves to part with any royal trinkets.

I'm a realist - yes, I know: darn, I'm unlikely to have a love scene with Chris Hemsworth anytime soon, if ever. But I also believe that persistence and hard work pays off.

The results are the payoff. And all this sweating and hard work will be worth it.

I overhear Bobby Flay say, "Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It's that simple." I

If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.

The question for every Olympics is whether the giant investment will pay off in the future.

The weakness of the Elephant, our emotional and instinctive side, is clear: It's lazy and skittish, often looking for the quick payoff (ice cream cone) over the long-term payoff (being thin). When change efforts fail, it's usually the Elephant's fault, since the kinds of change we want typically involve short-term sacrifices for long-term payoffs. (We

The real payoff is the writing itself, that a day when you have gotten your work done is a good day, that total dedication is the point.

A game is defined by the players' strategy domains and payoff functions.

Sometimes I'm dealing with so much business, and my mind will be so stressed, that I'll go a week without writing... But the benefit of doing everything yourself is that you get a major payoff.

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.

The payoff of a customer-centric approach to software and digital product design is substantial and long-lasting for both companies and their customers.

I'd sacrificed my sense of self in the hope that somehow it would pay off,

Withholding things in a story is no good if you aren't building to something substantial. It becomes foreplay without the main event, and no one wants that.

Becoming a chef—and, yes, you can do this—will pay off in many, many ways. You will eat at home more, which is great for the waistline and the bottom line.

Pay-per-views bring conclusion to storylines and what has been going on from television. It is important to give viewers satisfactory pay off over storylines and that is why pay-per-views are important.