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		If we are to give our utmost effort and skill and enthusiasm, we must believe in ourselves, which means believing in our past and in our future, in our parents and in our children, in that particular blend of moral purpose and practical inventiveness which is the American character.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Margaret Mead
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		The theme of Cosmology, which is the basis of all religions, is the story of the dynamic effort of the World passing into everlasting unity, and of the static majesty of God's vision, accomplishing its purpose of completion by absorption of the World's multiplicity of effort.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Alfred North Whitehead
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		A God who chastises our lack of faith, our vices, the little esteem in which we hold dignity and the civic virtues. We tolerate vice, we make ourselves its accomplices, at times we applaud it, and it is just, very just that we suffer the consequences, that our children suffer them. It is the God of liberty ... who obliges us to love it, by making the yoke heavy for us - a God of mercy, of equity, who while He chastises us betters us and only grants prosperity to him who has merited it through his efforts. The school of suffering tempers, the arena of combat strengthens the soul.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Jose Rizal
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I am putting every effort toward creating my works from morning till night on every single day.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Yayoi Kusama
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				James Clavell
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I think anything that requires real global breakthroughs requires a degree of intensity and sustained effort that cannot be done part time, so it's something you have to do around the clock, and that doesn't compute with our existing educational system.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Peter Thiel
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
		
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		Since music is so important to me, I don't need to put in any extra effort to do this; it just flows for me. It's as simple as drinking water and having food, so definitely, music is one of the main purposes of my life.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Armaan Malik
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Barack Obama
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Ensuring that we help prepare all kids for life, college, and work in our knowledge-based economy will require a collaborative, sustained effort from all stakeholders - from the president and the secretary of education on down to states, school districts, principals, teachers, parents, and community members.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Randi Weingarten
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		To me, design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort - so you can get on with the things that matter.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Donna Karan