Quotes About Effort

If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time

You can't make footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to make buttprints in the sands of time?

You can't make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

You can't make footprints in the sand of time if you're sitting on your butt, and who wants to make buttprints in the sand of time?

You can't leave footprints on the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

Where does she get all the energy? Where does he get all the energy? Nobody GET's energy. Everybody releases energy.

It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness.

Effort is the key ingredient when the destination appears to far away to reach.

Today I will work harder then everyone else, so tomorrow I don't have to work like everyone else

My band is so dedicated, everybody works very hard. The No. 1 priority is the show, and it's pretty cool because we all pull together, and it's fun. It's like being on a sports team or something.

We've got to practice three weeks, get the kinks out, then we've got to practice three weeks with the crew, and then go out for four months. It's just a huge chunk of time out of life.

Backyard ducks that supposedly "take care of themselves" require more maintenance than the space shuttle.

Depending on how high I heaped the stones, each wheelbarrow weighed between 175 and 250 pounds. Once I managed to set it in motion, it was loath to stop without banging me up in some fashion, especially during the thrilling plunge down the backyard hill, when I switched roles from cart pusher to dragging victim.

I give 98 percent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only 2 percent.

Too many times, people don't try their best. They don't have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it you've got to guard your reputation – every day go in like an unknown to prove yourself. That's why I don't clown around. I don't believe in wasting time. My goal is to win the World Chess Championship; to beat the Russians. I take this very seriously.

The key is not the "will to win" — everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

Each player should make every effort to bring a variety of the best-sounding gear he can, because it will not only make the recording sound better, but will also make the music a lot more interesting.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included. It's like the root of a tree. All a tree's fruit and flowers, branches and leaves depend on its root. If you nourish its root, a tree multiplies. If you cut its root, it dies. Those who understand the mind reach enlightenment with minimal effort.

All know the way of prosperity only few walk it.

If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way.

Fitness is like marriage. You can't cheat on it and expect it to work.