Quotes About Dedication

Many give way when success is assured, and rapidly fall back into failure.

He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much.

He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much. He who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

The price one pays for pursuing a profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

The price we pay when pursuing any art or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

Slowly, both the vaguely ironic and the deeply sincere among them came to see how seriously the Red Cross and the army took this service. And they started to take it seriously, too. They didn't feel like cooks, didn't feel like waitresses. Ellie said they were ass-kicking bitches, and they knew that they were. Though Irene said: "I was thinking of Amazons." Ellie and Dorothy stared at her—she made a soft little muscle—and laughed.

And Jesus said unto him, 'No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.'

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.

Il m'arrive de penser que ce serait sympa de trouver des mecs intelligents qui veuillent bien travailler seize heures par jour pour des clopinettes –mais bon, s'ils le voulaient bien, ils ne seraient pas si intelligents.

It's great to be excited by your profession, whether you are a doctor or a writer. I started writing books when I was in medical school and, by the time I graduated, I realized that writing was more exciting to me than being a doctor. And if I tried to be a doctor and a writer, then both would suffer.

Ensuring that his career, education, or other goals are prioritized

The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead.

Witchcraft is a way of life for individuals, not the masses, and there's no point in you coming toward the Craft if you are a wimp, a follower, a coward, or a fool, as sorcery is both a practice and a priesthood, and it is not a garment that can be discarded when the going gets tough.

Acaso un artista puede amar tanto su trabajo que, si piensa que su obra no tiene vida, tampoco él quiere tenerla ya?

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

tried to do you proud.

You have to be willing to spend time making things for no known reason.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help—and God's.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.

Love isn't always a feeling. Sometimes it's a decision.

Behind Caroline was her schoolroom full of bright, eager students. God had given them to her as a gift, to show her that the sacrifices she'd made did have meaning. His purposes for her life would be partly fulfilled in them, and in those children's futures.