Quotes About Effort

It's hard to make money working; and the harder the work, the worse the pay. It takes effort not to lose everything and end up on the street. It's easy, on the other hand, to get rich without producing anything, moving money from one place to another, speculating, taking advantage of stock opportunities, investing in the hard work of others.

El aire fresco y el trabajo duro son remedios infalibles contra la estupidez del amor.

A slave lacks incentives; for him it is better to work slowly and badly, since his effort benefits only the master, but free people work hard to save and get ahead,, that is their incentive.

Si tienes vocación para la pintura, tarde o temprano vas a pintar y es mejor que sea temprano. ¿Por qué tiene que ser en París o Buenos Aires? Sólo necesitas disciplina. Es como el piano, ¿sabes? Rara vez da para vivir, pero hay que intentarlo», argumentó Roser.

Our land only rewards those who work hard in it.

Ja verujem da se naporan rad uvek nagradjuje.

Habrían de pasar cuarenta años para aceptar mi condición y comprender que, con el doble de esfuerzo y la mitad de reconocimiento, había logrado lo mismo que a veces consiguen algunos hombres. Hoy

La novela se hace con trabajo, el cuento con inspiración.

Habrían de pasar cuarenta años para aceptar mi condición y comprender que, con el doble de esfuerzo y la mitad de reconocimiento, había logrado lo mismo que a veces consiguen algunos hombres. Hoy no me cambiaría por ninguno, pero en mi juventud las injusticias cotidianas me amargaban la existencia.

willpower. He recalled very clearly his years of fear, the torment at school, and the superhuman effort he had made to study a profession that required an evil streak completely missing in him. He

Trabajaba como un animal y las pocas veces que me sentaba a descansar, obligado por el tedio de algún domingo, sentía que estaba perdiendo momentos preciosos.

no hay finales perfectos. Cada uno lo hace lo mejor que puede, eso es todo.

It's hard to make money working; and the harder the work, the worse the pay

Lo importante es lo que uno hace en este mundo, no cómo se llega a él

L'aria fresca e il lavoro duro sono rimedi infallibili contro la stupidità dell'amore.

L'importante è quel che si fa al mondo, e non come ci si arriva.

The only way to learn writing is by writing. Talent, as charming as it sounds, amounts to no more than 12 per cent of the process. Work is 80 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent is 'luck' or 'zeitgeist' - in short, things that are not in our hands.

For a movie - any movie - to work, all the bread has to fall jelly side up; everything has to go right. You have to hit the zeitgeist.

You don't simply tell someone to get out there and win the tennis match. You say 'move your feet' or 'watch the fuzz on the ball' to really get into the Zen of it. You pull all that together, and then you just might hold up the Wimbledon Plate... It's not about winning first place but bringing every element of effort to whatever you do.

Maybe we'll never reach that perfect zenith you imagine in your dreams, but I sure as hell will die trying.

There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case.

For busy young adults, the lure of meal substitutes is simple - it's all about convenience - the level of effort to open a bottle or package is minimal, and the time from thinking you're hungry to eating is almost zero.

'Freaky Ali' is not a heavy film. It's a simple but inspiring film. It will inspire those who want to go from zero to hundred. People who have made an effort to achieve success from nothing will be able to connect to the character.

My mom is an excellent mom. She knows I am irascible, prickly, and antisocial. She knows that most human interaction makes me tired and that I either scare people away with precise invectives or trot out the fakest, nicest skinjob of myself because it requires zero effort.