This equilibrium was so hard-won.

“Everything we’ve gained has been hard-won by a woman who was willing to be bad in the best sense of the word.”

— Ann Shen

“Men—most people, in fact—value the hard-won prize over that which comes to them easily, don’t you think?” Excerpt From: "Marry in Haste”

— Anne Gracie

In 'Henry V,' the story of the assumption of true and responsible leadership by Henry I think is hard-won. He has to lose friends;…

— Kenneth Branagh

“Hard won is most relished.”

— Starr Mel

“I had youth, beauty, two advantages conferred by chance, and of which we are as proud as if they were hard-won.”

— Honoré de Balzac

“Your hard-won triumphs can be wholly negated if you live in a climate where your victories are seen as threatening, incorrect, distasteful, or --…

— Caitlin Moran

Sometimes, you're going to have to work hard, sometimes extra hard, and sometimes you still won't get that recognition. That's life. That's the way…

— Ryan Howard

If you can't have fun you won't work hard, and if you don't work hard you won't get the benefit of your training.

— Colin Jackson

Happiness was my choice, and though it is hard-won, I am the only person who can stand in the way of it.

— Stephanie Nielson

I'm so grateful for where I am now, but I think I'm more grateful because it's been so hard-won; I haven't given up, and…

— Geneva Carr

Love is hard to find, but once you find it you won't regret it.

— Anonymous

We all have different thresholds for sentimentality. For me, it's a hard won happy ending.

— Paul Bettany

I remember the first time my mother voted, and it was a hard-won battle to get the right to vote.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

This is a long-delayed, hard-won, and badly needed victory for millions of women.

— Patty Murray

“Keep trying; success is hard won through much failure.”

— Ken Poirot