Quotes About Effort

Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Nu exist? paradis, dar trebuie s? facem a?a ca s? merit?m s? existe unul.

A]ber eigentlich ist doch gerade ein starker Wille das Markenzeichen des schwachen Menschen. Denn als solcher muss er ständig etwas wollen. Er muss wirken und werken, probieren und trainieren, derweil dem Starken alles wie von selbst gelingt.

Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can.

Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.

no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

I'd never invested a lot of effort into my dreams. When daily survival took everything I had, flexibility was more practical than hope.

the effort to uphold human dignity within this concept of food ministry is not to be underestimated.

No one gives us anything for free, we become what we're able to do for ourselves.

I'm not a gentle pony... I promise you, you will have to work to keep your seat.

Elizabeth, you resemble nothing so much as a hen trying to hatch a book.

Be strong. Be diligent. Be conscientious. There is never anything to be gained by taking the easy road.

Não preciso de ser mesmo boa. Só preciso de retirar prazer do que faço. E de saber que tentei.

No me hace falta ser tan buena. Solo necesito disfrutar por mí misma. Y necesito saber que lo he intentado.

unsuccessfully to concentrate on his work. Norwood, the only servant

You obviously take great pride in what you do," he said. "I thought you hated this position." "I do. But that doesn't mean that I will do less than my best. That would be unfair to Neville." "Neville is a brat." "Yes, but he deserves a good education.

You said you were going to struggle," he explained. "Yes, but what does that have to do—" "Remember when I said I was too old for this?" She nodded. "Well, 'this' includes a struggle.

It was amazing how slowly one could work when one really put one's mind to it.

London and its people are famed for their incredible indifference to one another, but it's actually a charade that requires some effort to maintain.

I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go.

The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to do it better.

Every player has their challenge to help the team. They all have a challenge individually and collectively to improve.

My defence, that is something I can better at individually.