Effort Quotes

4928 Effort quotes by 2949 unique authors

It is the natural instinct of a child to work from within outwards; "First I think, and then I draw my think." What wasted efforts… — Ananda Coomaraswamy
The abjectly poor, and all those person whose energies are entirely absorbed by the struggle for daily sustenance, are conservative because they cannot afford the… — Thorstein Veblen
When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who… — Patricia Ireland
My effort here is to create bliss, not happiness. Happiness is worthless; it depends on unhappiness. Bliss is transcendence: one moves beyond the duality of… — Rajneesh
If life is a gift then all that belongs to life is going to be a gift. Happiness, love, meditation - all that is beautiful… — Rajneesh
We ask for happiness but what we get is unhappiness. We all put our efforts into trying to be happy but we make a fundamental… — Rajneesh
The goal ever recedes from us. The greater the progress the greater the recognition of our unworthiness. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Every serious-minded person knows that a large part of the effort required in moral discipline consists in the courage needed to acknowledge the unpleasant consequences… — John Dewey
Marriage is an effort to legalize love. It is out of fear. It is thinking about the future, about the tomorrows. Man always thinks of… — Rajneesh
When all our efforts have come to nothing, we naturally tend to doubt not just ourselves, but also whether God is just. At those moments,… — Bill Moyers
Markets are interested in profits and profits only; service, quality, and general affluence are different functions altogether. The universal, democratic prosperity that Americans now look… — Thomas Frank
Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups of various… — John Quiggin
Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation. — William Arthur Ward
There're so many things I want to do, like become more media savvy. I am too lazy. But I'm making an effort. — Ajay Devgan
The paintings may communicate even better because people are lazy and they can look at a painting with less effort than they can read a… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to… — Henry L. Stimson
Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass.… — Stephen Covey
The effort of using machines to mimic the human mind has always struck me as rather silly. I would rather use them to mimic something… — Edsger Dijkstra
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects… — Michael Korda
We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort,… — John Wooden
I believe it’s impossible to claim you have taught, when there are students who have not learned. With that commitment, from my first year as… — John Wooden
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure… — John Wooden
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labor of love… — Steven Saylor
If it comes easy, if it doesn’t require extraordinary effort, you’re not pushing hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell. — Dean Karnazes
I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious. — Sadie Frost

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