Quotes About Dedication

We go through that grind—spring training, 162 games, playoffs, World Series—and you're close to those people. I think about them a lot, and every time I look at that ring, I see them.

A man who is not willing to work from dewy morn until weary eve should not think about becoming a pitcher.

I could have allowed myself more time. I have used my best efforts, with the aid of my eldest son, F. D. Grant, assisted by his brothers, to verify from the records every statement of fact given.

three fingers hold the pen, but the whole body works.

En mi época, quienes sabían alemán ya no se licenciaban. Se pasaban el resto de su vida sabiendo alemán. Creo que hoy en día sucede lo mismo con el chino. —Yo lo conozco poco, por eso hago mi tesis.

Eski bir atasözünün dediÄŸi gibi, tüy kalemi üç parmak tutar, ama tüm beden çal???r.

Are there not moments, he asked William, when you would also do shameful things to get your hands on a book you have been seeking for years?

As an ancient proverb says, three fingers hold the pen, but the whole body works. And aches. -Adso of Melk

Plan'in olusturulmasi gunlerimizi aliyordu. Buldugumuz en son bagintiyi birbirimize iletmek icin calismalarimiza ara veriyorduk. Elimize ne gecerse okuyorduk: ansiklopediler, gazeteler, resimli romanlar, yayinevi kataloglari.

Los perdedores y los autodidactas siempre saben mucho más que los ganadores. Si quieres ganar, tienes que concentrarte en un solo objetivo, y más te vale no perder el tiempo en saber más: el placer de la erudición está reservado a los perdedores

Los perdedores y los autodidactas siempre saben mucho más que los ganadores. Si quieres ganar, tienes que concentrarte en un solo objetivo, y más te vale no perder el tiempo en saber más: el placer de la erudición está reservado a los perdedores.»

Tell me what this means, Dax said. I'm a busy woman with a ship to run and a crisis to handle and I've surrounded myself with smart, dedicated people for the sole purpose of interpreting unintelligible squiggles for me.

He is playing a bass part upon his cello, and so the excitement is nothing to him; no matter what happens in the treble, it is his task to saw out one long-drawn and lugubrious note after another, from four o'clock in the afternoon until nearly the same hour next morning, for his third of the total income of one dollar per hour.

I don't have any fears whatsoever. I am fulfilling my duty to my country.

Discovering dedicated mystery booksellers was a bit like going to heaven without having to die first

They think of policemen as they do of Labradors – noble, loyal, good with children, man's protector and friend. In

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The Discipline of Worship helps us develop a life dedicated to giving God honor and glory in all that we say and do.

The labour of those who enjoy the confidence of the Party is imperceptible. But it is a vast labour – one must expend one's mind and soul generously, keeping nothing back.

Yo soy tu, querida madre, y mientras yo viva, tu también lo harás. Cuando muera, tu seguiras viviendo en este libro que te he dedicado y cuyo destino esta estrechamente atado a tu destino

For many, the road to becoming an endurance athlete began with a diet. Maybe this is your story. The guy who once had regularly ordered the bacon burger was suddenly rolling out special requests at a restaurant—keep the toast dry, hold the dressing, boil the egg, steam the vegetables. For most successful athletes, somewhere along the way a new lifestyle emerged and the focus shifted from dieting to performance. Performance

It takes real guts to ignore or even alienate 93% of customers, focusing instead on the 7% of the market that is fanatical about you and willing to put up with the trade-offs.

Repetition encompasses consistency. Finish what you start. Mean what you say. And don't say one thing and do something else. Consistency is an important aspect of repetition.

Saturday was general cleaning day in accordance with the rules laid down by the Foundress. Every nun, professed or lay, scrubbed down her cell, took her linen to the laundry room, made up her narrow bed with fresh sheets and changed her underwear for the second time in a week.