Quotes About Effort

I was still getting 93's, but what the hell, someone had to get them.

Life's not about feeling better; it's about getting the job done.

There are a lot of Tentacles," I admit. "But I should be able to handle them. The problem is that I'm so lazy.

I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time. I'll tell you how, soldier. It's because you're not ambitious, you're just lazy

Life's not about feeling better; it's about getting the job done

Tis not the nodding of the head that rows the boat.' As

Aim not, if you are wise, to make water run uphill nor try pulling milk from the udders of a billy-goat.

Curious fact that those who never fail are also those who never truly succeed.

In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart.

It wasn't the degree that counted but what you did with it; he believed that too many Americans wasted time and money on college simply for the sake of a fancy piece of paper.

Second place is just the first loser.

one has to make an effort at a time like that, and a clean break. It's no good going on living in the ashes of a dead happiness.

You may be able to write a novel, you may not . You will never know until you have worked very hard indeed and written at least part of it. You will never really know until you have written the whole of it and submitted it for publication.

The wish to acquire is no doubt a natural and common sentiment, and when men attempt things within their power, they will always be praised rather than blamed. But when they persist in attempts that are beyond their power, mishaps and blame ensue.

Two men working differently bring about the same effect; and of two men working similarly, one attains his object and the other does not.

That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.

What the younger generation didn't understand was that the grass was greenest where it's watered..

I know I'm not going to be able to change the world, but I think it's important to try to make a difference

How can I describe how much I love you? Is it even possible to describe a love like that? I don't know, but as I sit here with pen in hand, I know that I have to try.

you might not understand but i gave you the best of me...

It's probably not going to lead to anything. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. If everyone who thought they might fail didn't even try, where would we be today?

I understand women ... There's no man alive who can honestly say those words and mean them. It just isn't possible, so there's no use trying. But that doesn't mean you can't love them anyway. And it doesn't mean that you should ever stop doing your best to let them know how important they are to you!

I think it's because you're frightened and you feel helpless, and even though you're trying, things continue to get harder and harder—for the both of you. And the more you try, the more hopeless things seem." "Is there any way to stop feeling this way?

I don't think you did anything wrong. It's just that relationships are hard, and both people have to want them to work.