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Effort Quotes

"Not everything you believe that you can achieve, can be achieved but that won't stop you from trying."

"Not everything you believe that you can achieve, can be achieved but that won't stop you from trying."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Effort, Belief, Achievement, Trying

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"I have to crack a nut in order to enjoy it."

"I have to crack a nut in order to enjoy it."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Effort, Enjoyment, Work, Reward

5

"Do not try to be the best, but never forget to try your best."

"Do not try to be the best, but never forget to try your best."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Effort, Perfection, Best, Try

5

"With diligent, you will master the act."

"With diligent, you will master the act."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Master, Act, Skill

5

"What you work for, you will receive."

"What you work for, you will receive."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Effort, Work, Success, Reality

5

"Due to your merit karma, your efforts will bring you success and when the merit karma is expended, your efforts will bring in losses."

"Due to your merit karma, your efforts will bring you success and when the merit karma is expended, your efforts will bring in losses."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Effort, Karma, Truth, Wisdom, Power

5

"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

5

"I had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little."

"I had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Effort, Work, Neglect, Responsibility

4

"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

4

"Success comes before work only in the dictionary."

"Success comes before work only in the dictionary."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Effort, Success, Work, Patience

4

"A mediocre response often is what achieves mediocre results."

"A mediocre response often is what achieves mediocre results."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Effort, Mediocrity, Response, Results

4

"There's no work so tirin' as danglin' about an' starin' an' not rightly knowin' what you're goin' to do next, and keepin' your face i' smilin' order like a grocer o' market-day for fear people shouldna think you civil enough."

"There's no work so tirin' as danglin' about an' starin' an' not rightly knowin' what you're goin' to do next, and keepin' your face i' smilin' order like a grocer o' market-day for fear people shouldna think you civil enough."

George Eliot, British Author

Effort, Work, Confusion, Patience

4

"It depends on you, to keep pushing forward until you win or giving in. Always choice the former."

"It depends on you, to keep pushing forward until you win or giving in. Always choice the former."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Choice, Persistence, Success

4

"Diligence, hard work, perseverance, excellence are the values that will make us have developed society."

"Diligence, hard work, perseverance, excellence are the values that will make us have developed society."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Effort, Diligence, Hard Work, Perseverance, Excellence

4

"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

4

"They will cry, he will shout but you must sweat."

"They will cry, he will shout but you must sweat."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Effort, Work, Determination, Life

4

"My luck for this year depends on one word. It's called work!"

"My luck for this year depends on one word. It's called work!"

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Effort, Luck, Work, Determination

4

"Having total belief in your own efforts can't help much but can only be your best point of total failure."

"Having total belief in your own efforts can't help much but can only be your best point of total failure."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Effort, Belief, Failure, Strength

4

"Good is not good, where better is expected."

"Good is not good, where better is expected."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Effort, Expectation, Quality, Improvement, Motivational

4

"A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort."

"A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort."

John Ruskin, English Writer

4

"Like yeast, it's impressive how considerably an ounce of determination can make one's efforts grow and expand."

"Like yeast, it's impressive how considerably an ounce of determination can make one's efforts grow and expand."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Effort, Determination, Power, Inspirational, Truth

4

"You can't plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Either you get out there and plough it or it doesn't get done."

"You can't plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Either you get out there and plough it or it doesn't get done."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Effort, Action, Work, Completion

4

"The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort."

"The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Effort, Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes

4

"Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better."

"Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Effort, Truth, Life, Wisdom, Inspirational

4

"The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet."

"The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Effort, Work, Reward, Life

4

"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Effort, Pleasure

4

"When you do great things, think as if you missed the mark by an inch; walk as if you are yet to face the greatest task; talk as if you are yet to have the best preparation for the momentous moment and dream as if you are fighting a battalion of tasks."

"When you do great things, think as if you missed the mark by an inch; walk as if you are yet to face the greatest task; talk as if you are yet to have the best preparation for the momentous moment and dream as if you are fighting a battalion of tasks."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Greatness, Preparation, Dream

3

"Analogy of scientist who try to reach the higher speed: A child ant is tired after the long walk in a body of a jet. It tries to find a method of traveling faster than walking."

"Analogy of scientist who try to reach the higher speed: A child ant is tired after the long walk in a body of a jet. It tries to find a method of traveling faster than walking."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Effort, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Today

3

"Do what supports your long-term goals not what is easier."

"Do what supports your long-term goals not what is easier."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Effort, Long-term, Goals, Easier

3

"The work is plentiful but the labours are few."

"The work is plentiful but the labours are few."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Work, Plentiful, Labours, Few

3

"Work while you have strength."

"Work while you have strength."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Effort, Work, Strength, Perseverance

3

"But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps."

"But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Effort, Self, Limit, Action

3

"Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty."

"Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

Effort, Perseverance, Strength, Willpower

3

"He balanced in space with the book in his sweating cold fingers."

"He balanced in space with the book in his sweating cold fingers."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Effort, Balance, Struggle, Focus

3

"The merit of all things lies in their difficulty."

"The merit of all things lies in their difficulty."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Effort, Merit, Difficulty, Values

3

"I worked hard to meet his eyes, even though they were the kind of pretty that's hard to look at.."

"I worked hard to meet his eyes, even though they were the kind of pretty that's hard to look at.."

John Green, American Author

Effort, HardWork, Beauty, Recognition

3

"God has a plan and guess what? The plan is to stop waiting for him to do everything for you. The person you want in your life is not a sign. Not a clue. Not a wish. Not a prayer. Not a tarot card or a matter of timing. It is work. It is devotion, and like any dream if you want it then God will open doors for you to obtain it. You just have to stop setting the bar so low that everything below is a sign from God and everything above is asking too much."

"God has a plan and guess what? The plan is to stop waiting for him to do everything for you. The person you want in your life is not a sign. Not a clue. Not a wish. Not a prayer. Not a tarot card or a matter of timing. It is work. It is devotion, and like any dream if you want it then God will open doors for you to obtain it. You just have to stop setting the bar so low that everything below is a sign from God and everything above is asking too much."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Effort, Faith, Devotion, Work

3

"You can or you can't is not the matter.You wanted to or you tried is the whole game about."

"You can or you can't is not the matter.You wanted to or you tried is the whole game about."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Effort, Motivational, Desire, Action

3

"You get what you work for, not what you think you deserve."

"You get what you work for, not what you think you deserve."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Effort, Work, Deserve, Success

3

"Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man."

"Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man."

Leonard Woolf, British Author

3

"No triumph without a try."

"No triumph without a try."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Effort, Triumph, Action, Success

3

"Life demands much. Give more."

"Life demands much. Give more."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Effort, Truth, Inspirational, Life, Power

3

"Your abilities are not enough to fulfill your wishes, so work considering your wishes and not your abilities."

"Your abilities are not enough to fulfill your wishes, so work considering your wishes and not your abilities."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Effort, Ability, Work, Life, Reality

3

"Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right effort, right time, right people, right materials."

"Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right effort, right time, right people, right materials."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Effort, HardWork, Time, People

3

"A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection."

"A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Effort, Perfection, Worth

3

"The cost of anything is the focused energy you are prepared to bring to bear to pursue it."

"The cost of anything is the focused energy you are prepared to bring to bear to pursue it."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Effort, Cost, Energy, Focus

3

"Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind."

"Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind."

Ana Claudia Antunes, Brazilian Singer

Effort, HardWork, Motivational, Perseverance, Mindset

2

"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

2

"All work is seed sown. It grows and spreads and sows itself anew."

"All work is seed sown. It grows and spreads and sows itself anew."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Effort, Work, Growth, Creation

2

"When there is not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have."

"When there is not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Effort, Inspirational, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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