Quotes about Effort
"Lift off" takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new dimension.
- Stephen Covey
in reaping for so long where we have not sown, perhaps we have forgotten the need to sow.
- Stephen Covey
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
- Stephen Covey
You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.
- Stephen Covey
Correct maps will infinitely impact our personal and interpersonal effectiveness far more than any amount of effort expended on changing our attitudes and behaviors.
- Stephen Covey
We have to water, cultivate, and weed on a regular basis if we're going to enjoy the harvest.
- Stephen Covey
Did you ever consider how ridiculous it would be to try to cram on a farm—to forget to plant in the spring, play all summer and then cram in the fall to bring in the harvest? The farm is a natural system. The price must be paid and the process followed. You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut. This
- Stephen Covey
It's not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.
- Rick Warren
Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God.
- Pope John Paul II
It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.
- Winston Churchill
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
- Teresa of Avila
You have to work to keep love alive; you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.
- James Dobson