John Steinbeck Quotes about Effort

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There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness, not wanting any trouble, confusion, or effort.

There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness, not wanting any trouble, confusion, or effort.

John Steinbeck

Kindness, Confusion, Effort

John Steinbeck (2008). “The Winter of Our Discontent”, p.65, Penguin

Some people there are who, being grown; forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the human undertakes, and he must do it as a child.

John Steinbeck

Children, People, Effort

John Steinbeck (2008). “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.10, Penguin