Quotes about Dedication
Each of us, whatever our talents, has service to give. And to do it well always involves learning, not once or for a limited time, but continually.
- Henry B. Eyring
I didn't always have time to practice as much as I wanted to do, that was a real problem for me in high school and college.
- Jon Gordon
Never give up on a dream because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
- Earl Nightingale
After a while, he went back to his task; he decided that pain was not a valid reason for stopping.
- Ayn Rand
One doesn't get to be first in anything without the strength to make some sacrifices.
- Ayn Rand
The man-worshipers, in my sense of the term, are those who see man's highest potential and strive to actualize it. . . . [Man-worshipers are] those dedicated to the exaltation of man's self-esteem and the sacredness of his happiness on earth.
- Ayn Rand
There is no excuse for not trying.
- Barack Obama
If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, if we aren't willing to make some sacrifices in order to realize them, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.
- Barack Obama
Thanks for sticking with this," Axe said, his voice choked up. I put my arm around him, feeling my own emotions swell. "This is why we do the work," I said. "This. Right here.
- Barack Obama
How many of us are tested in that way, asked to risk careers we've long dreamed of in the service of some greater good?
- Barack Obama
The fuss of being president, the pomp, the press, the physical constraints - all that I could have done without. The actual work, though? The work, I loved. Even when it didn't love me back.
- Barack Obama
I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer's block, oh, I have to wait for my muse. I don't. Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done.
- Barbara Kingsolver