Quotes About Effort

More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other.

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.

I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.

My theory is 98 percent of all human endeavor is killing time.

My theory is that many of the things that move us are things we long for but find hard to do.

The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next.

They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.

When you come to America, it's a very serious thing. It's not like you arrive and they say, 'Hey, come on! Do movies!' I can't just be hopping around. I have to focus and be still and make sure that I put the time and effort in. Because if I don't, I could lose it like that.

Everyone can have a rough day at the office, as they say. I've had those myself many times when the bell rings.

For years I was doing the excruciating weightlifting of writing scripts - but then I stayed thin and someone else got all the muscles.

There's this thin line between knowing something is going to be really hard and saying, 'Yeah, you know, but I still gotta see if I can pull it off.'

There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

I'm a strong believer that you practice like you play, little things make big things happen.

One of the core organizing principles of my life is that success comes through a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

My impact on the game was going out there and making things happen.

There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.

As a player, you try your best to make things happen, and the rest is up to others.

A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.

Things happen overnight for some people, not everyone.

Really, the scheme is not going to win you a possession or even a game. You have to burn some calories and make some things happen.