Effort Quotes
4928 Effort quotes by 2949 unique authors
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The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort.
— Pio of Pietrelcina
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But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years or research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. Selfishness…
— Jonathan Haidt
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Whatever creative success I gained was due to my belief that creative power can be stepped up by effort, and that there are ways in…
— Alex Faickney Osborn
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I hated my part in the charade of murder and horror. My efforts were contributing to the deaths, to the burning alive of children -…
— Ralph McGehee
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The other would be the real one, composed entirely of young enthusiasts in camouflage uniforms, who would not be put on display, but from whom…
— Jean Larteguy
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If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to…
— Alonzo Mourning
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The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from…
— Pat Riley
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured…
— Willie Stargell
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Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period…
— Bud Wilkinson
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What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.
— Bill Laimbeer
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One must train oneself, by small and frequent efforts, to dominate one's feelings.
— Alexis Carrel
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All self-effort is but sinking sand. Christ alone is the Rock of our salvation.
— Henry Allen Ironside
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No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time holy. He should spend his efforts in seeking to know and…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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The teacher should make a concerted effort never to lose his temper in the presence of the class. If a man, he may take refuge…
— William Lyon Phelps
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You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.
— Jose Mourinho
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Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort
— Aristotle
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The easiest thing is to make sure you feel happy and satisfied in this moment. Setting long term goals is much more effort taking, but…
— Denis Waitley
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Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through…
— Hyman Rickover
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The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees. He who fritters away the early morning,…
— Edward McKendree Bounds
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The efforts which we make to escape from our destiny only serve to lead us into it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I have the authority to address the threat from Isil, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the president and Congress work…
— Barack Obama
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It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved - especially to the…
— Barack Obama
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This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out Isil wherever they exist, using our air power and our support…
— Barack Obama
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To most people, nothing is more troublesome than the effort of thinking.
— James Bryce
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They have been saying for a long time that Iraq made an effort to import active uranium, and my colleague demonstrated the other day that…
— Hans Blix
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