Quotes About Effort

For you it's another day another dollar, for me it's another day another mile. -Johnny The Walker

The first ten thousand miles is the hardest to walk. -Johnny The Walker

He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many foulder in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale.

The law of probability combined with the law of large numbers states that to beat the odds, sometimes you have to repeat an event an increasing number of times in order to get you to the outcome you desire. The more you do, the closer you get. Or… basically, sometimes you just have to keep going.

I worked out what would make me happy, and I worked out what I wanted to do, and I trained myself to do the job that would make those two things happen' 'You make it sound so simple.' 'It is simple,' he said. 'The thing is, it's also a lot of hard work. And people don't want to put in a lot of work.

If someone wanted to be with you, after all, they just made it happen.

I know it's been tough. But we're terribly proud of you, you know." "For what?" She says blowing her nose. "I failed, Dad. Most people think I shouldn't have even tried." "Just for carrying on, really. Sometimes, my darling girl, that's heroic in itself.

he said, that the only way to achieve something magical was through work and discipline

Men find it easier to work than to deal with anything else.

When you work hard to get somewhere, it's quite nice to show people where you belong.

Y ahí estaba. Él lo sabía. Yo lo sabía. No me quedaba nada por hacer. ¿Sabes lo difícil que es no decir nada? ¿A pesar de que hasta el último átomo de tu cuerpo se esfuerza en lo contrario?

I've messed up everything again and I don't know why I even bother trying to be something more than I was because every time I do it ends in disaster.

But long-distance relationships rarely survive.' 'So we are in a relationship.' I started to protest and he smiled. 'I'm kidding. Some. Some don't survive. I'm guessing some do, though. I guess it depends how much both sides want to try.

What else could I say? It was a job. Progress of sorts.

Averigüe qué me haría feliz y averigüe que quería hacer, y me forme para el trabajo que haría posible esas dos cosas. - Tal como lo dices, parece muy sencillo. - Es sencillo -dijo-. Pero lo cierto es que también supone un grandísimo esfuerzo. Y la gente no está dispuesta a hacer este tipo de sacrificio.

Ona musi si? nauczy?, i? jedynymi sposobami, by osi?gn?? co? magicznego, s? ci??ka praca i dyscyplina.

Inténtalo de nuevo. Fracasa de nuevo. Fracasa mejor . Samuel Beckett

I'm not sure I'm doing it very well.

Es schadet nie, sich die Hände schmutzig zu machen, wenn man am Angfang steht

Why do they say, "Give it the old college try?" Based on our experience, "the old college try" would consist of sleeping in for four years and not giving a damn.

I realize that not everyone is willing to pay the price, and that's okay. It's just that I'm not willing to waste my time on someone unless they want it as much as I want it for them.

Jeff built a culture that was defined by a blue-collar work ethic (symbolized by a hard hat), as well as selflessness, teamwork, relentless effort, and continuous improvement.

Activity does not mean achievement

If everything came easy, we wouldn't know what it felt like to truly succeed.