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Effort Quotes

"Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past."

"Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Effort, Freedom, Past, Present

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"I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called."

"I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called."

James M. Cain, American Novelist

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"The China game was the best because it took the effort of everyone on the team to survive 120 minutes."

"The China game was the best because it took the effort of everyone on the team to survive 120 minutes."

Lorrie Fair, American Athlete

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"To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also."

"To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also."

Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer

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"With diligent, you will master the act."

"With diligent, you will master the act."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Master, Act, Skill

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"Much effort, much prosperity."

"Much effort, much prosperity."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Effort, Prosperity

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"I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules."

"I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules."

Leo Durocher, American Athlete

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"I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers."

"I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers."

Ryne Sandberg, American Athlete

Effort, Day, Writers

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"It's not easy, it's just better."

"It's not easy, it's just better."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Effort, Improvement, Truth, Change

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"One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to impose all the cost of repairing the wrong upon the doer of the wrong. This alone is real justice, and of course such justice is necessarily free."

"One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to impose all the cost of repairing the wrong upon the doer of the wrong. This alone is real justice, and of course such justice is necessarily free."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

Effort, Justice, Wrong

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"Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep."

"Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep."

Quentin Crisp, English Writer

Effort, Decency, Sleep, State, Succeed

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"In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website."

"In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website."

Jo Bonner, American Politician

Effort, Information, Internet, Numbers

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"There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking."

"There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

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"It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work."

"It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Effort, Work, People

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"I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show."

"I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show."

Joanna Lumley, English Actress

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"I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there."

"I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there."

Payne Stewart, American Athlete

Effort, Open, Thinking

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"But hell, you've gotta work with what you've got."

"But hell, you've gotta work with what you've got."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Effort, Reality, Work, Acceptance

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"It wasn't so much of a controlled effort to end up as part of the Goth scene."

"It wasn't so much of a controlled effort to end up as part of the Goth scene."

Kenny Hickey, American Musician

3

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles."

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles."

Claude M. Bristol, American Author

Effort, Obstacles

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"Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season."

"Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season."

Sepp Blatter, Swiss Leader

Effort, Future, Will, World

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"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

3

"Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies and practices, and are able to interpret his wishes regarding the structure and staffing of the new Administration."

"Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies and practices, and are able to interpret his wishes regarding the structure and staffing of the new Administration."

Richard V. Allen, American Public Servant

Effort, Leaders, President, Will

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"I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them."

"I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them."

Mark Shields, American Journalist

3

"The one thing that matters is the effort."

"The one thing that matters is the effort."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

3

"I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat."

"I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

3

"Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way."

"Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

3

"The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years."

"The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Effort, Labor, Years

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"The team is very enthusiastic - everyone is trying hard to do their best, and everyone is putting a lot of effort in to moving forward and getting the right results and it's a very good, close-knit team."

"The team is very enthusiastic - everyone is trying hard to do their best, and everyone is putting a lot of effort in to moving forward and getting the right results and it's a very good, close-knit team."

David Leslie, American Journalist

Effort, Results, Right, Trying

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"A massive state and federal effort, the likes of which we've never seen is going to be needed. We can do it for tsunami victims half a world away. We can do it for our own citizens."

"A massive state and federal effort, the likes of which we've never seen is going to be needed. We can do it for tsunami victims half a world away. We can do it for our own citizens."

Al Roker, American Entertainer

Effort, State, Victims, World

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"The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start."

"The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start."

Zane Grey, American Author

Effort, Difficulty

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"None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort."

"None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort."

Nick Lampson, American Politician

3

"One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness."

"One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

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"When you strive to possess, there is always a reward waiting for you both in heaven and on earth."

"When you strive to possess, there is always a reward waiting for you both in heaven and on earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Strive, Reward, Heaven, Earth

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"God needs to bless the works of our hands, but you still need to do some work for God to bless it."

"God needs to bless the works of our hands, but you still need to do some work for God to bless it."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Work, Blessing, Faith

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"Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse."

"Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse."

Julius Erving, American Athlete

Effort, Teachers

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"I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying."

"I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying."

Greg LeMond, American Athlete

Effort, Excellence, Struggle

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"No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes " it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true " it is only you who can grant your own wishes."

"No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes " it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true " it is only you who can grant your own wishes."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Effort, Self-Reliance, Truth, Power, Inspirational

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"Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it."

"Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it."

John Burns, English Activist

Effort, Poverty

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"He done his level best.Was he a mining on the flat..He done it with a zest..Was he a leading of the choir..He done his level best.If he'd a reg'lar task to do,He never took no rest..Or if 'twas off and on the same..He done his level best.If he was preachin' on his beat,He'd tramp from east to west,And north to south ..in cold and heat..He done his level best.He'd Yank a sinner outen (Hades),And land him with the blest;Then snatch a prayer'n waltz in again,And do his level best.He'd cuss and sing and howl and pray,And dance and drink and jest,He done his level best.Whate'er this man was sot to doHe done it with a zest;No matter what his contract was,He'd do his level best..."

"He done his level best.Was he a mining on the flat..He done it with a zest..Was he a leading of the choir..He done his level best.If he'd a reg'lar task to do,He never took no rest..Or if 'twas off and on the same..He done his level best.If he was preachin' on his beat,He'd tramp from east to west,And north to south ..in cold and heat..He done his level best.He'd Yank a sinner outen (Hades),And land him with the blest;Then snatch a prayer'n waltz in again,And do his level best.He'd cuss and sing and howl and pray,And dance and drink and jest,He done his level best.Whate'er this man was sot to doHe done it with a zest;No matter what his contract was,He'd do his level best..."

Mark Twain, American Author

Effort, Work, Commitment, Action

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"It is naive to think that success will drop into our lives like manna from heaven."

"It is naive to think that success will drop into our lives like manna from heaven."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Success, Manna, Faith

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"Success comes before work only in the dictionary."

"Success comes before work only in the dictionary."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Effort, Success, Work, Patience

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"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt."

"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

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"Your race against life must yield effort for you to be productive."

"Your race against life must yield effort for you to be productive."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Race, Productivity, Purpose

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"Talent is not enough, hard work makes the difference."

"Talent is not enough, hard work makes the difference."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Talent, HardWork, Success, Discipline

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"The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort."

"The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort."

Chanakya, Indian Politician

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"I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious."

"I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

2

"But on this show, it's a good question because in the 35 shows that we've done now, I've really made a consistent effort to really shadow the directors because in many ways they have to be more prepared than feature directors."

"But on this show, it's a good question because in the 35 shows that we've done now, I've really made a consistent effort to really shadow the directors because in many ways they have to be more prepared than feature directors."

Anthony Michael Hall, American Actor

Effort, Now, Question, Shadow

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"The expansion of tobacco cessation centers is an important part of our historic and continuing effort to help smokers quit. The expansion of these centers will give even more New Yorkers the help they need to quit once and for all."

"The expansion of tobacco cessation centers is an important part of our historic and continuing effort to help smokers quit. The expansion of these centers will give even more New Yorkers the help they need to quit once and for all."

George E. Pataki, American Politician

Effort, Help, Will

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"Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort."

"Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

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"I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient."

"I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient."

Bill Joy, American Businessman

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