Quotes About Striving

man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. Once," he added, "you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.

There are those who have labored all their lives to gain the gift, striving until the end only to find themselves mistaken; and those who had it born in them yet never knew; those who lost heart too soon; and those who should never have begun at all. "Count yourself lucky," the potter went on, "that you have understood this now and not spent your years in vain hope. This much have you learned, and no learning is wasted.

A person may be smaller in success than in defeat; it depends on what he is trying to do

We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.

There, I've done my best. If that wont do, I shall have to wait till I can do better.

But such are our days. Such are the days and times of Every Man and, no matter how hard we work and strive, we can never know when something shall be given to us and when it will be taken away.

Why was it that women could never work hard enough to quiet their nagging fear that they were not enough? That they were falling behind? That they could and should be better?

Revolution must be distinguished from revolt, coup d'état, palace takeover. A coup or a palace takeover may be planned, but a revolution—never. Its outbreak, the hour of that outbreak, takes everyone, even those who have been striving for it, unawares. They stand amazed at the spontaneity that appears suddenly and destroys everything in its path. It demolishes so ruthlessly that in the end it may annihilate the ideals that called it into being.

greatness of that with which he strove. For he who strove with the world became great by overcoming the world, and he who strove with himself became great by overcoming himself, but he who strove with God became greater than all.

Infinite humiliation and grace, and then a striving born of gratitude — this is Christianity.

As the Good itself is only one thing, so it alone wishes to be what helps us along. But the Good is not something external to us, like a slave who comes against his will when the master uses the whip. The place and the path are within each of us. And just as the place is the blessed state of the striving soul, so the path is the striving soul's continual transformation.

The only reward in this game is winning. It's no fun to practice; it's no fun to play and lose.

Competition works best in sports, but humans get addicted to stuff.

Sport is my passion but I have a way to go.

What! Get to heaven on your own strength? Why, you might as well try to climb to the moon on a rope of sand!

A living being seeks, above all, to discharge its strength. Life is will to power.

Strong souls Live like fire-hearted suns to spend their strength In farthest striving action; breathe more free In mighty anguish than in trivial ease.

There is no greater glory that can befall a man that what he achieves with the speed of his feet or the strength of his hands.

Seeking perfection just ends up creating ridiculous amounts of stress and disappointment.

The pressure we put on ourselves to produce this perfect... operatic... version of ourselves really puts an inordinate amount of stress and tension on us.

The real artist is striving to depict his subject's character and to stress the caricature, but at least it is art which is alive.

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less than others.

Success doesn't just find you. You have to go out and get it.

Win or lose, you are trying, that's what matters.