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Quotes about Effort

My father enjoyed working hard, and he liked to see the result of his efforts. The lessons his mother had instilled had taken hold: Do your best. Don't be arrogant. Never complain.
— George W. Bush
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
— Vince Lombardi
I am a hard worker who looks to give everything.
— Edinson Cavani
Ministers should impress upon the people the necessity of individual effort. No church can flourish unless its members are workers. The people must lift where the ministers lift.
— Ellen White
The amateur tweets. The pro works.
— Steven Pressfield
Often times we feel like either we can't make a world of difference, or we feel that it's not going to change anything anyway. The truth is you can change someone's day, you can change someone's life, but you have to show up and do what you got to do to actually see any fruit coming from it.
— Nick Vujicic
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is to be the very best we can.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Each of us at any time and space is doing the very best we can with what we have.
— Louise Hay
She kept up her compliments, and I kept up my determination to deserve them or die.
— Mark Twain
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. - Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
Today the same thing over. I've got it up the tree again.
— Mark Twain