Effort Quotes
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Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.
 Earl Nightingale
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Compassionate Saviour! We welcome Thee to our world, We welcome Thee to our hearts. We bless Thee for the Divine goodness Thou hast brought from heaven; for the souls Thou hast warmed with love to man, and lifted up in love to God; for the efforts of divine philanthropy which Thou hast inspired; and for that hope of a pure celestial life, through which Thy disciples triumph over death.
 William Ellery Channing
					 
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If we had joined efforts some time ago [with U.S], we could have avoided many problems the world is facing now, I believe.
 Vladimir Putin
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Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done to win the war of ideas in the Muslim world and beyond
 Herb Kohl
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Believe me, if anybody has a job and starts at 9, there's no reason why they can't get up at 4:30 or five and write for a couple of hours, and give their employers their second-best effort of the day - which is what I did.
 Mary Oliver
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We're looking forward to the tournament. We still believe that if we play with effort, we can beat anyone. We just can't have those 2-3-minute lapses.
 Rajon Rondo
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I never felt I was quite the ticket academically. I always felt I had to put in an enormous amount of effort not to be disappointing. So I worked really hard, but at the time it suited me, because I didn't do very much else.
 Emily Mortimer
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Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
 William James
					 
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Men will get no more out of life than they put into it.
 William J. H. Boetcker
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There is no question that the Islamic State will be defeated in Mosul; the real question is what comes afterward. Can the post-Islamic State effort resolve the squabbling likely to arise over numerous issues and bring lasting stability to one of Iraq's most diverse and challenging provinces? Failure to do so could lead to ISIS 3.0.
 David Petraeus
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We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team.
 Paul Tagliabue
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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
 George Foreman
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The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American.
 Bernice Johnson Reagon
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Let us have that kind of effort from all, except those child or handicapped or too old. But the many people, they sort of have the opportunity to create trouble or to create a good thing, now should think more seriously, should not indulge any work to create more problems.
 Dalai Lama
					 
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The key that unlocks your greatness is deliberate, disciplined and consistent effort.
 Darren Hardy
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How can it be, after all this concentrated effort and separation, how can it be that I still resemble, so very closely, my own detestable mother?
 Gabrielle Hamilton
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It's really great if people actually want to see something that you've made and you've put a lot of effort into. And that doesn't always happen, and there's not always a rhyme or reason.
 Kelly Macdonald
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Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible positions in the government of Tibet.
 Dalai Lama
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A bit of conversational sex makes a pleasant climate for creative effort.
 Anita Loos
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Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards--and living up to them--is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it.
 Seth Godin
					 
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I think that our team stepped up in so many spots today. It started with our best doubles effort of the year, and it culminated with players stepping up in singles.
 Bryan Shelton
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I always say, 'To have a big dream requires the same effort as having a small dream. Dream big!'
 Jorge Paulo Lemann
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If you young people who today belong to the first generation of the 21st century make an effort now, you may be able to create a happier, more peaceful world. But you can't take for granted that it will happen by itself, you'll need to take action.
 Dalai Lama
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I'm not against government involvement in times of need. I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement.
 Mark Cuban