Only that which is got by hard effort will yield lasting…

Publicity, discussion, and agitation are necessary to accomplish any work of lasting benefit.

— Robert M. La Follette, Sr

“For the consequences of brave actions are only temporary, while whatever is committed to writing for public good is of lasting benefit.”

— Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to…

— Vince Lombardi

It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime. We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers…

— Jack Johnson

“Leaders aren't born, they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve…

— Vince Lombardi

“Everything I think I’m doing for my own benefit has some incidental evolutionary advantage!”

— J.R. Hamantaschen

Nothing is so good that impious and sacrilegious and wicked people cannot contort its proper benefit into evil.

— Giordano Bruno

“Because the core of my personal philosophy is that everything that happens to us benefits us, I was also spared the futility of cursing…

— Anonymous

The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology.

— Aaron Levie

For us, my wife and I and all of my partners believe that corporations have to be corporate citizens, and individuals who benefit from…

— Mark Walter

As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or…

— Dale T. Mortensen

The benefit of living in a free society is that we all have the choice to be rich, poor, or middle class. The decision…

— Robert Kiyosaki

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility,…

— Ursula Burns

It's not always to the benefit of the story to have it so preordained.

— Daniel Woodrell

Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here…

— Ken Mehlman