Effort Quotes

4928 Effort quotes by 2949 unique authors

For many years Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of… — Ben Hecht
Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
All of man’s work is a bloody business. That fact, today, is considered foolish, affairs are finished cleverly with words alone, and jobs that require… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems of works-righteousness. The… — Timothy Keller
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you… — Robert M. Pirsig
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its… — Lord Chesterfield
There's been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there's… — Sandy Berger
Why extremists always focus on women remains a mystery to me. But they all seem to. It doesn’t matter what country they’re in or what… — Hillary Clinton
Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or from a unifying… — Dalai Lama
I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way — Dalai Lama
I have been on a life-long search of how to stay in shape without putting any effort into it whatsoever. — Chelsea Handler
Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to… — Ajahn Chah
What is difficult to understand is that without conscious effort, nothing is possible. Conscious effort is related to higher nature. My lower nature cannot lead… — Jeanne de Salzmann
Unless a man first finds himself, finds his own essential nature and destiny, and begins from them, all his efforts and achievements will be built… — Rodney Collin
Efforts to ease regulations and reform the nation's tax system have helped put this self-sustaining recovery on track, The numbers prove our policies have not… — Shinzo Abe
A poem is learned by heart and then not again repeated. We will suppose that after a half year it has been forgotten: no effort… — Hermann Ebbinghaus
What distinguishes [Afropolitans] is a willingness to complicate Africa – namely, to engage with, critique, and celebrate the parts of Africa that mean most to… — Taiye Selasi
What is missing from the policy analyst's tool kit -- and from the set of accepted, well-developed theories of human organization -- is an adequately… — Elinor Ostrom
Unions are for 'collective bargaining,' not individual bargaining. It follows that most of the achievements of a union, even if they were more impressive than… — Mancur Olson
Some people just don't want to put in the effort. I just show up and say some lines and I'm famous. Anyone living below the… — Zach Braff
To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. It's a great lesson… — Thad Matta
A new vision and understanding of something demands a new way of talking about it, for the old terminology gets in the way of this… — Medard Boss
How ironic for peacemaking efforts to discover that hatred is stronger for many than love; that the longing to achieve power through military victories makes… — Oscar Arias
Those who dare to try what others only dream of - never fail to discover that real effort is always rewarded. — Guy Finley
For 50 years bike racers have been taking stimulants. Obviously we can do without them in a race, but then we will pedal 15 miles… — Jacques Anquetil

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