Quotes About Effort

The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion with the blade.

Samuel Smiles, a nineteenth-century English author, wrote, "It is doubtful whether any heavier curse could be imposed on man than the complete gratification of all his wishes without effort on his part, leaving nothing for his hopes, desires or struggles.

It is doubtful whether any heavier curse could be imposed on man than the complete gratification of all his wishes without effort on his part, leaving nothing for his hopes, desires or struggles."6

Sometimes, our best just isn't good enough ? not for those around us, not for those who love us, not for ourselves.

The harder the goal, the more important it is

But I've only been at this mage business four years. I have some catching up to do—

To breathe was patently an act of will, each time more was taken than was needed, and yet found to be inadequate.

Index investing is an investment strategy that Walter Mitty would love. It takes very little investment knowledge, no skill, practically no time or effort-and outperforms about 80 percent of all investors. It allows you to spend your time working, playing, or doing anything else while your nest egg compounds on autopilot. It's about as difficult as breathing and about as time consuming as going to a fast-food restaurant once a year.

Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval.

There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?

We all play our roles. One person plants the seed, another waters it, but it grows only when the season is right.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

No one has come up with a substitute for hard work.

Being negative is natural and being 100 percent positive takes work.

Everyone told me I was too old, that to be truly good at it I had to have started as a child. But that's not the point, really. I don't need to be truly good. I just need to enjoy it for myself. And I need to know I tried.

It never ceases to amaze me how many folks jump right over "I'll try" to "I can't.

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

Total forgiveness was not going to be easy. This much I knew. It was going to take some effort, but it was better than the alternative, which would leave me hating my father and resenting him. I couldn't live like that.

Total forgiveness was not going to be easy. This much I knew. It was going to take some effort, but it was better than the alternative, which would leave me hating my father and resenting him. I couldn't live like that. I didn't want to feel anger in my thoughts for the rest of my life. I wanted to wake up in the morning and feel blissful at the sight of the sunrise. I wanted to feel grateful for the

As my mother said, I never sprang out of bed with a glad shout! My voice needed oiling and then it took off.

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!

Sometimes oppurtunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.