Quotes About Effort

This had happened to him before - in an effort to disappear, he had made himself more conspicuous.

The inactive must justify their sloth by picking nits with those making an attempt—

You're gonna miss each and every shot you can't be bothered to take. That's not living life, that's just being a tourist.

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking. —THOMAS EDISON

Others need more physical horsepower. Some need very little of either.

In knowledge work … the task is not given; it has to be determined. 'What are the expected results from this work?' is

Talk does not cook rice. —Chinese proverb

Everything in life worth achieving requires practice. In fact, life itself is nothing more than one long practice session, an endless effort of refining our motions. When the proper mechanics of practicing are understood, the task of learning something new becomes a stress-free experience of joy and calmness, a process which settles all areas in your life and promotes proper perspective on all of life's difficulties. —Thomas Sterner

Bailing water in a leaky boat diverts energy from rowing the boat.

Plans get you into things but you've got to work your way out. —Will Rogers

El pensamiento es la esencia misma de la empresa y la vida, y lo más difícil de lograr en ambas. Los forjadores de imperios dedican horas y horas a la labor intelectual… mientras otros se van de fiesta. Si no te planteas conscientemente el esfuerzo de ejercer el pensamiento creativo autoguiado… entonces estás cayendo en la pereza y ya no controlarás tu vida. —DAVID KEKICH

In knowledge work . . . the task is not given; it has to be determined.

In fact, life itself is nothing more than one long practice session, an endless effort of refining our motions.

What's the first level of focus when the stuff hits the fan? Action! Work harder! Overtime! More people! Get busier! And a lot of stressed-out people are thrown at the situation.

Una visión sin una tarea no es sino un sueño; una tarea sin una misión no es sino un trabajo penoso. La conjunción de una visión y una tarea es la esperanza del mundo. —INSCRIPCIÓN EN UNA IGLESIA DE SUSSEX, INGLATERRA, ALREDEDOR DE 1730.

Ella helped. Yes, she was a dreamer, but she had a way of doing her work without any fuss. She didn't understand the struggles some of us went through. If you had to write 1500 words you wrote 1500 words. You put one word then another then another then another.

It's sad but true. Most people who just "go with the flow" wind up complaining about where they "floated." They go around saying life is not fair. Well, I disagree. Life is totally fair. You get what you go for. Go for nothing and you get nothing. Go for something and, even if you miss your main goal, you might still achieve a lot of good stuff along the way.

just been traveling all day to get to you.

never been faced with something like this. I have our people here working on it, but don't expect a fast answer.

know, it's harder to get back in shape than it is to stay in shape.

You think I haven't tried to quit?

most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more.

most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it.

Can't say a body ever gets used to hard work