Quotes About Effort

I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success.

The doorway to success cannot be opened with a key, but rather a combination

Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.

Most people only do what they are asked to do; success comes to those who do a little more.

Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead.

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.

Failure can be bought on easy terms; success must be paid for in advance

Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus - it's simply learning how to focus.

Lucky is where skill meets persistence.

What you concentrate on largely determines the quality and quantity of the results that you get and the success that you enjoy.

The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.

The only thing tougher than developing leadership skills is attempting to be successful without them.

Success is not measured by who gets credit. Success is measured by what gets done.

Oddly enough, success over a period of time is more expensive than failure.

If success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is.

Success is made of 99% failure.

No man can climb the ladder of success without first placing his foot on the bottom rung.

If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize.

Success is doing the best you possibly can with what you've been given. There are an alarming number of wealthy failures in the world today.

As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?

there are many ways to fail. Some reject success. And others do not recognize it when success comes.

Inside I'm treading waters steady tryna swim ashore.

The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.

Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.