Quotes about Effort
Surely love is both work and wages.
- Richard Baxter
No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.
- Abraham Lincoln
Excellence isn't about working extra hard to do what you're told. It's about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.
- Seth Godin
Many people who want to be great aren't willing to do the work to make it possible!
- Zig Ziglar
Talent doesn't win. Hard work, determination, and character wins. If you root your talent and ability in those things, then you have a powerful combination.
- Erwin McManus
When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.
- Dr. Seuss
For it is commonly said: accomplished labours are pleasant.
- Cicero
All great success and achievement is preceded and accompanied by hard, hard, work. When in doubt, 'try harder.' And if that doesn't work, try harder still!
- Brian Tracy
Jesus was a great worker, and His disciples must not be afraid of hard work.
- Charles Spurgeon
There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.
- John Wooden
There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.
- Mark Cuban
Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal.
- Ayn Rand