Quotes About Effort

I ask myself, is it just a wild flight of imagination to conceive of a world without war … but someone must try … " Julia Grace Wales

One should never trouble about getting a better job. But one should do one's present job in such a manner as to qualify for a better job when it comes along." The

God says to us "Some things won't get done unless you do them.

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

It's fun when you have a project. You have an idea for something you want to do, and then think about how you want to do it. It takes a lot of planning. I know it's hard work. And I'm so proud of you for trying.

Just look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.

It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

Your ass is trying to make shit into diamonds," Mackey snapped,

He was pulling Bs in his classes, because that was what you got when you weren't really trying,

It was like the time he'd driven a friend's MG in college—doable but not fun.

There was a lot of heart here, and a lot of joy of the game, but not a smidge of talent anywhere. And someone had wet their pants.

But lo (loo?) and behold, it was. Malcolm pushed Owen all the way to the far wall.

I aim at the middle one first. I squeeze the trigger. And the metal weapon does what it does best. It jams.

Norma's frown had become so deeply etched in her face over the years that it took a great deal of effort to reverse its direction, but I thought I saw some change come over her. There was a hint of interest in her eyes. She

Nobody likes my peas," I said. "But we like having you do them," she said.

I'm the walkingest girl around. I like to work at it — really get my heart pounding.

You want a piece of advice from me? Well , in Morocco it's better to put your full effort learning how to dance than studying political economy

Work hard, put maximum effort, and have a good attitude. Most importantly never give up.

Making the ungrateful grateful is a tedious endeavor.

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.

The truth of the matter is, as an organizer, you're essentially being asked to do the impossible.

So here we have purposeful practice in a nutshell: Get outside your comfort zone but do it in a focused way, with clear goals, a plan for reaching those goals, and a way to monitor your progress. Oh, and figure out a way to maintain your motivation.