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title: "19 Hard Beginning Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Hard Beginning quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Hard Beginning sayings and thoughts."
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> [Everything that is now easy for you was once hard in the beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sharma/everything-that-is-now-easy-for-you-was-once-hard-in-the-beginning/)

[Robin Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/robin-sharma-453_beginning_everything-that-is-now-easy-for-you-was_352475.jpg)

> [I'm working hard since the beginning of my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-luiz/i-m-working-hard-since-the-beginning-of-my-career/)

[David Luiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-luiz/)

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> [A hard beginning maketh a good ending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heywood/a-hard-beginning-maketh-a-good-ending/)

[John Heywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heywood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/john-heywood-3045_beginning_a-hard-beginning-maketh-a-good-ending-23_2383626.png)

> [Teams tend to fold if you come out and play hard in the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bynum/teams-tend-to-fold-if-you-come-out-and-play-hard-in-the-beginning/)

[Andrew Bynum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bynum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/andrew-bynum-77833_folds_teams-tend-to-fold-if-you-come-out-and-p_2192477.png)

> [School was pretty hard for me at the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/school-was-pretty-hard-for-me-at-the-beginning/)

[Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/steve-jobs-307_education_school-was-pretty-hard-for-me-at-the-beg_1560179.jpg)

> [...forever is hard enough without it beginning now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-caletti/forever-is-hard-enough-without-it-beginning-now/)

[Deb Caletti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-caletti/)

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> [For men to tell how human life began Is hard; for who himself beginning knew?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/for-men-to-tell-how-human-life-began-is-hard-for-who-himself/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/john-milton-191_beginning_for-men-to-tell-how-human-life-began-is_2389038.png)

> [“Step by step i have risen but it was hard in the beginning but now the clouds are my ground and now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kayla-davis/step-by-step-i-have-risen-but-it-was-hard-in-the-beginning-but-now/)

[Kayla Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kayla-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/kayla-davis-48470_haters_step-by-step-i-have-risen-but-it-was-har_3185590.jpg)

> [“And isn't this hard when we ourselves are always at the beginning of ourselves?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mcelroy/and-isn-t-this-hard-when-we-ourselves-are-always-at-the-beginning-of/)

[Joseph McElroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-mcelroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/joseph-mcelroy-12331_beginning_and-isn-t-this-hard-when-we-ourselves-ar_365534.jpg)

> [Danny and I worked really hard in the beginning of the relationship to find different levels of this couple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-chappell/danny-and-i-worked-really-hard-in-the-beginning-of-the-relationship/)

[Crystal Chappell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-chappell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/crystal-chappell-52689_beginning_danny-and-i-worked-really-hard-in-the-be_720874.jpg)

> [When you start writing fiction, you have to learn to invent, and it's very hard at the beginning to stop relying on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-barton/when-you-start-writing-fiction-you-have-to-learn-to-invent-and-it-s/)

[Fiona Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-barton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/fiona-barton-14833_beginning_when-you-start-writing-fiction-you-have_61770.jpg)

> [“For Man to tell how human life began is hard; for who himself beginning knew?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/for-man-to-tell-how-human-life-began-is-hard-for-who-himself/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/john-milton-191_beginning_for-man-to-tell-how-human-life-began-is_1875337.png)

> [It's been hard for me since the beginning. I have to overcome obstacles every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cafu/it-s-been-hard-for-me-since-the-beginning-i-have-to-overcome/)

[Cafu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cafu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/cafu-8018_adversity_it-s-been-hard-for-me-since-the-beginnin_1824723.jpg)

> [People sometimes say how standup is so hard, and I always tell them that it's hard at the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/people-sometimes-say-how-standup-is-so-hard-and-i-always-tell-them/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/bill-maher-211_comedy_people-sometimes-say-how-standup-is-so-h_3107516.png)

> [Every relationship has a hard part at the beginning. This is our hard part. It's not like a puzzle piece where there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/every-relationship-has-a-hard-part-at-the-beginning-this-is-our-hard/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/david-levithan-67_ends_every-relationship-has-a-hard-part-at-th_1924965.jpg)

> [That is how I came to think that heavy and hard was the beginning of living, real living; and though I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamaica-kincaid/that-is-how-i-came-to-think-that-heavy-and-hard-was-the-beginning-of/)

[Jamaica Kincaid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamaica-kincaid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/jamaica-kincaid-1540_cheeks_that-is-how-i-came-to-think-that-heavy-a_1651130.png)

> [It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-very-hard-in-the-beginning-to-understand-that-the-whole-idea-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [One of the reasons I still do stand-up is because it was so hard in the beginning that I feel like it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/one-of-the-reasons-i-still-do-stand-up-is-because-it-was-so-hard-in/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/bill-maher-211_comedy_one-of-the-reasons-i-still-do-stand-up-i_3213562.png)

> [The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough/the-title-always-comes-last-what-i-really-work-hard-on-is-the/)

[David McCullough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccullough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/david-mccullough-1091_begin_the-title-always-comes-last-what-i-reall_661008.jpg)

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