Quotes About Striving

From the crooked timber of humanity, a straight board cannot be hewn.

The simple recipe for success that Mendel had instilled in his children from the cradle on consisted in never complaining, never asking for anything, striving to be the best in everything you do, and never trusting anyone. Alma had to carry this heavy weight on her back for several decades, until love helped her shed some of it. Her stoic attitude contributed to the air of mystery surrounding her, long before she had any secrets to keep.

The simple recipe for success that Mendel had instilled in his children from the cradle on consisted in never complaining, never asking for anything, striving to be the best in everything you do, and never trusting anyone.

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

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

I am notoriously hard on myself in terms of working on new material and while I am critical of my performance on the Led Zeppelin material, I am way more critical of my own stuff. I'm pretty hard on myself.

If I'm fulfilled mentally, spiritually, and physically by my daily activities and I'm constantly striving to grow by living out of my comfort zone, then I am successful.

Oh Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no effort.

Men must try and try again.

Man must strive, and in striving, he must err.

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will have it if they cannot find it.

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

Unless in one thing or another we are straining toward perfection, we have forfeited our manhood.

Man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?

The pursuit of happiness ... is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.

Man is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get the better in something or other.

I'm not perfect but I always try to give of my best.

The most important thing is to try to do your best.

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.

In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.