Quotes About Effort

E' incredibile come certa gente si arrenda subito. Non sono perdenti, sono quelli che non ci provano nemmeno.

These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other hand too much effort and diligence sometimes saps the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off.

no one ever became excellent in any exercise whatsoever without beginning from his childhood to endure heat, cold, hunger, thirst, and other discomforts; wherefore those men are entirely deceived who think to be able, at their ease and with all the comforts of the world, to attain an honorable rank. It is not by sleeping but by waking and studying continually that progress is made. [on Luca Della Robbia]

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

In this world, you only get what you grab for.

Los ignorantes tienen necesidad de ilusionarse, los obreros tienen necesidad de trabajar y los industriales de ganar dinero.

sucess is never achieved without hard wwork

Success isn't outscoring someone, it's the peace of mind that comes from self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best. Success is a journey, not a destination--half the fun is getting there.

he had finally, however briefly, faced himself and told the truth; it was a monumental effort to reach that fleeting moment when he became the man he should have been.

Write. Don't talk about writing. Don't tell me about your wonderful story ideas. Don't give me a bunch of 'somedays'. Plant your ass and scribble, type, keyboard. If you have any talent at all it will leak out despite your failure to pay attention in English." [ The Instrumentalities of the Night: An Interview with Glen Cook , The SF Site, September 2005]

Love the work: the grind, the dreaming, the distracted not-sleep, all of it. It's the one thing in the job that will always be there, and the real pleasure in the profession. Everything else is luck.

Please stop teaching my children that everyone gets a trophy just for participating. What is this, the Nobel Prize? Not everybody gets a trophy.

I am going to do the very best I can for you.

All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.

About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.

Every effort we make, every small step we take, if it is done with a right heart, pleases God.

The only true failure is to never try.

For me,the Bild-Dichtung[image-poem] is the ideal form,because the drawing process is constantly being interrupted or contrasted by the writing. And since I always have something to say when I am writing,the effort has a balancing effect. Drawing and writing are wonderful complements.

Don't get to your worst yet, this is not the worst yet. Even if it were, it would require your best.

I aim to do the best. Doing my best is just a tool.

I am afraid of many things but one thing I can never be afraid of is trying. I am not afraid of many things but one thing I am afraid of is not trying again.

The reason many fail to cut the tree is, they come with a knife.

The world is not short of whatever you are seeking. If you fail to get it, you may have refused to master the art of getting it.

We can only attain the best possible conditions if we work to put in place the best possible conditions necessary for their attainment.