Effort Quotes

4928 Effort quotes by 2949 unique authors

I am afraid I shall not find him, but I shall still look for him, for if he exists, he may be appreciative of my… — Jules Renard
Ours is not so much an age of vulgarity as of vulgarization; everything is tampered with or touched up, or adulterated or watered down, in… — Louis Kronenberger
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he… — Maria Montessori
All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be… — John Ruskin
Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it… — Andre Gide
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit… — Sonia Sotomayor
The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves. — John F. Kennedy
We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts… — Robert Louis Stevenson
It is not the armed forces which can protect our democracy. It is the moral strength of democracy which alone can give any meaning to… — Max Lerner
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving. — Pindar
It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain… — Hans-Georg Gadamer
A grateful heart, then, comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring… — Thomas S. Monson
Here is my wish for you and every other child, woman, and man on the face of the earth: Spend one week saying only kind,… — Cheri Huber
It is not only possible to be the person you pretend to be, but there is less effort involved. — Robert Breault
I'm not saying anything one way or the other about the two ballot issues. I am not speaking about the particular ballot issues. Those are… — Mitt Romney
It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate… — John Abizaid
There has to be a reason and objective (to air strikes). What does it do to move the effort down the road for a political… — Chuck Hagel
Our goal as a team is to keep playing as a group for as long as we can because you will never have that team… — Don Meyer
Obstacles cannot bend me. Every obstacle yields to effort. — Leonardo da Vinci
That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort. — Lauren Hutton
The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim. — Napoleon Hill
Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man… — John Dewey
The action required to sustain human life is primarily intellectual; everything man needs has to be discovered by his mind and produced by his effort. — Ayn Rand
And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.' And he says, 'Oh, uh, there won't… — Bill Murray
It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family effort… — Terry Pratchett

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