Effort Quotes - Page 18

• Primitive, simplistic anti-Communism is all too often used as a common denominator for diverse efforts to perpetuate one's own power in a democratic system, convert opinions into dogma, and kill off all opposition, even silent.

  Eugen Kogon

  Opinion, Common, Dogma

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• Those who have the most, who earn the most, must give an example, because that is important for Spain's collective effort.

  Luis de Guindos

  Collective Effort, Giving, Important

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• I used to pride myself on being the first in the office in the morning and one of the last to leave at night. Now, that's so dated: It's not about effort, it's about outcomes.

  Maynard Webb

  Morning, Pride, Night

  "Adjusting Our Work-Life Balance in the Internet Economy" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 29, 2010.

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• The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts.

  Sadaharu Oh

  Ready, Not Ready, Ifs

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• In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now.

  Roone Arledge

  Real, Past, Cosmetics

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• Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests.

  Richard Ben-Veniste

  Iraq, Collaboration, United States

  "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. June 20, 2004.

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• A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one.

  Leon Jouhaux

  Simple, June, Principles

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• My efforts to join the fight against breast cancer all began around the fact that women were getting short-changed in the medical arena.

  Evelyn Lauder

  Cancer, Fighting, Facts

  "Using My Passion To Help Find A Cure" by Evelyn Lauder, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2007.

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• My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.

  Claude Nicollier

  Dream, Children, Two

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• Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts

  Jim Rogers

  Luck, Lady Luck

  Jim Rogers (2014). “A Gift to my Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing”, p.3, John Wiley & Sons

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• We must think of human progress, not as of something going on in the race in general, but as something going on in a small minority, perpetually beleaguered in a few walled towns. Now and then the horde of barbarians outside breaks through, and we have an armed effort to halt the process. That is, we have a Reformation, a French Revolution, a war for democracy, a Great Awakening. The minority is decimated and driven to cover. But a few survive- and a few are enough to carry on.

  H. L. Mencken

  War, Thinking, Break Through

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• Is there a meditation that is not the ego trying to become? Is meditation conscious if every effort implies time?

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Meditation, Ego, Trying

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• If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota.

  John W. Gardner

  Work, Mean, Responsibility

  John W. Gardner (1971). “The Recovery of Confidence”

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• The dispassionate intellect, the open mind, the unprejudiced observer, exist in an exact sense only in a sort of intellectualist folk-lore; states even approaching them cannot be reached without a moral and emotional effort most of us cannot or will not make.

  Wilfred Trotter

  Science, Emotional, Mind

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• Real love takes work. You have to be willing to make the effort.

  Noah Weinberg

  Relationship, Real, Communication

  Noah Weinberg, Yaakov Salomon (2003). “What the Angel Taught You: Seven Keys to Life Fulfillment”, p.42, Mesorah Publications

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• Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts.

  Dan John

  Motivational, Workout, Bodybuilding

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• In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone. We all float on the collective level of consciousness of mankind, so that any increment we add comes back to us. We all add to our common buoyancy by our efforts to benefit life. It is a scientific fact that what is good for you is good for me.

  David R. Hawkins

  Benefits, World, Levels

  David R. Hawkins “Along the Path to Enlightenment”, Hay House, Inc

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• How happy I will be if I keep my heart free from attachment to anyone, and chained to Jesus, my God, alone... I will devote all my efforts to this end... I will go before the Blessed Sacrament, and there sign these resolutions with my blood.

  Peter Julian Eymard

  Jesus, Blessed, Heart

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• Worry is when you choose from millions of possible thoughts, only the few which deal with a potential misfortune or problem. Once you accept your worrying as the act of choosing specific thoughts, you can consciously make an effort to avoid those thoughts that cause you needless pain and choose more constructive, positive thoughts.

  Zelig Pliskin

  Pain, Worry, Causes

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• Perfectionism is a time waster - 20 percent of the effort you put into any project accomplishes 80 percent of the outcome - so this is a time to ask yourself when good enough is enough and then stop.

  Mira Kirshenbaum

  Positive, Outcomes, Wasting Time

  Mira Kirshenbaum (1999). “The Gift of a Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life”, Dutton Adult

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• Being present. The mind is like a butterfly that flits from one flower to the next. Seldom do we find ourselves nestled in the excuisite and eternal ocean of here and now. When you are, you can connect with your true self that is beyond the chattering of your mind. When you take the effort to focus your drifting consciousness to become fully awake to the present moment, you will discover the glorious light that dwells within you.

  Denise Linn

  Ocean, Flower, Butterfly

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• The voice of wisdom is inherent within us and willing to guide us when we stop to listen. Of course, there are times when we feel we've been still as stone, and the still, small voice is still too quiet to hear. When this happens, the challenge is to practice quieting your mind anyway. Stopping and asking, quieting and listening, trusting and waiting. Waiting is difficult but worth the effort because a quiet, uncluttered mind is a natural antenna for whispers of wisdom from within.

  Sue Thoele

  Wisdom, Practice, Voice

  Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.97, New Harbinger Publications

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• THE MIRACLE EQUATION: Unwavering Faith + Extraordinary Effort = Miracles. When you maintain unwavering faith in your dreams and give extraordinary effort toward your goals, that is how you create miracles in your life.

  Hal Elrod

  Dream, Giving, Goal

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• No extraordinary result ever came from mediocre effort.

  Hal Elrod

  Motivational, Results, Mediocre

  FaceBook post by Hal Elrod from Nov 12, 2009

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• Success is a process for all of us, and as long as you are making consistent progress towards your goals - sincerely giving your best effort more often than not - then you are already successful and deserve to feel proud of yourself.

  Hal Elrod

  Success, Best Effort, Long

  FaceBook post by Hal Elrod from Oct 20, 2009

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