Quotes About Effort

The earth, to man, is an infected planet. The human world wants to hear what is wrong with it. It is satisfied with the diagnosis. It does not want to make effort attempting a basic cure. Man has a stubborn will to circulate poison.

It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.

That was the simple truth: he just couldn't be bothered.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour".

If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices.

I don't believe it pays to be a great author.

It's setting a pretty high value on his own soul. I should never rate mine as being worth a lifetime of effort.' 'I suppose a person's soul is worth whatever price he chooses to set.

Je la sentais entre mes mains, ivre, décoiffée, volontaire, et je devinais une sorte d'effort de son visage pour ne pas disparaître, ne pas s'effacer dans la nuit.

They were working hard at their own myth.

Fiecare nou? tehnologie impune dobândirea unui nou sistem de reflexe, care ne cere noi eforturi, È™i asta la r?stimpuri din ce în ce mai scurte.

Temperance and labor are the two true physicians of man.

Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I am finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden, so there is a lot of work.

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.

If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

The best work is not what is most difficult for you it is what you do best.

Life has no auto-settings. No batteries. You gots to wind it up!

I don't hate you. I don't know that I understand you yet. I may never. But I will try. But I'm not sure what my next step is.

If you do not trust your people, you will not get their whole-hearted effort and you will not capitalize on the enormous creative potential of cohesive and motivated teamwork. It

Reading self-help advice from other people, however well-intentioned, is no substitute for getting your own damn work done. The

I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.

Here's the thing about life, you get back what you put into it. Life is defined by what we choose to do with it, the things we commit to, and where we dedicate our time. Life rewards those who work harder, who care more, who give it their best, then give a little more.

My wife is so analytical with raising kids, and I am not. My feeling is if they turn out good, then that means I was a good daddy and put a lot of effort into it. If they turn out bad, it means they took after her side of the family.

If you go into something, you better make it hard. Otherwise what's the point?

Look, anything you do, if it isn't hard, it isn't doing anything for you. So you're better off not doing it. Use your time somewhere else.