Quotes about Effort

My goals are to run the London Marathon and do the best that I can.

I no longer believe love works like a fairy tale but like farming. Most of it is just getting up early and tilling the soil and then praying for rain. But if we do the work, we just might wake up one day to find an endless field of crops rolling into the horizon. In my opinion, that's even better than a miracle. I'd rather earn the money than win the lottery because there's no joy in a reward unless it comes at the end of a story.

Here's the truth about telling stories with your life. It's going to sound like a great idea, and you're going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you're not going to want to do it. It's like that with writing books, and it's like that with life. People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain.

I used to get really ticked about preachers who talked too much about grace, because they tempted me to not be disciplined. I figured what people needed was a kick in the butt, and if I failed at godliness it was because those around me weren't trying hard enough.

Life is a game of statistics. There are no guarantees, but the more positive effort you put in, the more likely you will be to win.

Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy.

Nothing is easy. But who wants nothing?

To expect wages after doing no work, prosperity after making no effort, or learning after neglecting books is utter foolishness. But to expect heaven without faith in Christ, or the kingdom of God without being born again, or the crown of glory without the cross and a holy walk — all this is greater folly still and yet more common. Sadly, this is the foolishness of the world!

Living your dream is always the result of information, inspiration and perspiration.

Do your work, don't think about the fruits of your work'.

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.