1,905 Quotes About Effort

Gift ain't what you take by effort, as swag ain't what you worthy have.

A genius is produced not by a woman’s womb but by a man’s efforts.

Talent is given to us by our nature. Greatness, by our efforts.

Effort is energy.

Making the attempt is what matters most.

Just because someone can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.

Perfection is doing all that you could. And there's not a single thing more you can do.

If my efforts have led to greater success than usual, this is due, I believe, to the fact that during my wanderings in the field of medicine, I have strayed onto paths where the gold was still lying by the wayside. It takes a little luck to be able to distinguish gold from dross, but that is all.

Though my initial progress did not look or feel like progress, I believe it was a kind of progress, that of just staying in place, of not slipping backward into despair.