Quotes about Effort

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.

Even an undercurrent of division and strife will weaken that body of believers. The pastor of such a church ends up on a treadmill, expending a lot of effort and energy but making little progress.

You're never a loser til you quit trying.

"Dead last" is greater than "did not finish" which trumps "did not start."

Simply because we do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn't mean we can't change the score.

In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon.

God helps him who strives hard.

Nothing any good isn't hard.

This is a valley of ashes - a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the form of houses and chimneys and riding smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.

If you want to be prominent, get out and try for something.

As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.

The fact is that, except for those very few whose wealth is overwhelmingly or entirely inherited, the more affluent have usually worked harder than the less affluent.