Quotes About Effort

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.

We apply our effort to be mindful, to be aware in this very moment, right here and now, and we bring a very wholehearted effort to it. This brings concentration. It is this power of concentration that we use to cut through the world of surface appearances to get to a much deeper reality.

It looks easy, like surfing, but surfing is hard too.

I suck at surfing. I can't pull myself up.

I put in the same hours to get good at this as a surgeon who went to college. It's just a much less important job in the realm of society.

Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery.

Honestly achieved results surpass all others.

I really believe that if people put everything they have into something, they can really surprise themselves most of the time.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

I'm always surprised when a sequel is not as good or better than the first one. I never understand that. You've already set your own bar. You've already done the hard work. It should be easier to make the second one, but a lot of the times, it's not.

You can't be lazy in fashion. You're always going to be surprised.

If you put the time in and you do your work and you eliminate the surprises, then you give yourself the best shot.

Mesut is a player that always keeps giving his best and is always surprising everyone and he's a player that we're very grateful and very lucky to have.

Its a surreal feeling. You work on something for a long time, for two years, and then the promotion of it all happens very quickly.

For me, surrealism is in my blood; it's not an effort.

Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it.

life was a stone cutting and grinding...

Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it.

All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round – about and mysterious than others. from "In Switzerland

Most people go through life using up half their energy trying to protect a dignity they never had.

She tried to keep a cute little smile on her face but her face was too tired to be bothered.

Still, few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.

few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.' Tomas

Love is like a lot of things, it is always best done with the head. Save mindless efforts for mindless things.