Effort Quotes

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." "The men and women who have the right ideals... are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty." "Eighty percent of success is showing up." "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." "I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." "Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well." "Without a solid, realistic and detailed plan, the goal is nothing more than a pipe dream. And without the commitment to follow through on that plan and put forth the necessary effort, the dream is nothing more than a good intention." "Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration." "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." "We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work." "Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door." "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." "If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."