Quotes About Effort

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

My motto in life is that nothing is impossible, no target unachievable - one just has to try harder and harder.

Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work.

Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.

A productive and happy life is not something you find; it is something you make.

No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference.

Life give to you what you gave to it. So give your best.

You couldn't martyr yourself to Area X, you could only disappear trying, and not even be sure of that.

Excellence does not come easy for quickly- An Excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal relationships do not. It is simply a truism that nothing very valuable can come without significant sacrifice, effort, and patience on our part.

We thought back to previous research we'd been involved in with so-called difficult clients. One conclusion was that there really are no such things—all clients are really doing the best they can—just doing their jobs coping in the only way they know how.

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.

One key to student success: Learning requires effort and study.

The research on the importance of practice was made famous by Malcolm Gladwell (2008) when he argued that ten thousand hours of practice are necessary to become an expert in a field.

Hanging out with you is like an extra job.

Celebrate effort, not victory.

Everyone should tackle some great project at least once in their life. I devoted most of my life to inventing new kinds of looms. Now it is your turn. You should make an effort to complete something that will benefit society. (Reingold, 1999)

Respect: We respect others, make every effort to understand each other, take responsibility and do our best to build mutual trust. Teamwork: We stimulate personal and professional growth, share the opportunities of development and maximize individual and team performance.

It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope, that means 86% is dependent on raw talent, fickle business cycles, the quality of the product you're selling, and often pure, dumb luck.

The Qur'an does not ask for human perfection, but rather asks that we persevere in striving for self-improvement and that we never become complacent or despondent about our progress.

One good idea could cost you thousands of your days, but it's just time you'd be spending anyways

The biggest challenge you will face as you start using the Four Steps is in believing that you are worth the time and effort required to challenge the deceptive brain messages and not give in to their commands.

Excellence does not come easily or quickly-- an excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal relationships do not. It is simply a truism that nothing very valuable can come without significant sacrifice, effort, and patience on our part.

Heaven, or the kingdom of God, is easy if e work at it hard, but hard if we work at it easy.

Hope springs eternal. I try to be as persuasive as I can in conference and in writing opinions. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes not. But I will continue to try.