Effort Quotes

"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." "Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice." "Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident." "The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus" "Talent without working hard is nothing." "When you take the stairs, you can see every step along the way; it's not as abstract as getting on an elevator." "You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing" "Even if you think the grass is greener on the other side, you're going to have to mow that side too." "I do the best I can." "I am a person who appreciates working hard and getting my hands dirty." "If you put that effort in, you'll get what you want" "Success doesn't just land on your lap. You have to work, work, work, work, and work some more." "Success is not accidental" "The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to work and fight for something you want to do." "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain" "We write our lives indeed, but our efforts are spent making those lives livable"