1,905 Quotes About Effort

In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything.

Part-time effort means part-tim results.

Great leaders catch and correct problems while they’re still small and able to be managed without a lot of hassle. If ignored too long, small problems will morph into much bigger issues that will require more time and effort and at a high cost, causing a great deal of disruption and stress.

You can only succeed through a steady persistent effort .

When we love someone our love becomes demonstrable or real only through our exertion - through the fact that for that someone (or for ourself) we take an extra step or walk an extra mile. Love is not effortless. To the contrary, love is effortful.

Who you are is not what you became through your achievements, but by the price you paid get them

Everyone wants to get to the top but not everyone is willing to walk uphill.

Genetics doesn’t ensure love, or even like, time and effort do. You don’t give them your time, and you don’t show them effort

Failure is respectable. Quitting is not. If you have worked hard and failed after giving every effort to make use of the opportunities available—so be it. At least you fought with all your might to make it otherwise. That is deserving of respect.