Effort Quotes - Page 44

True faith, by a mighty effort of the will, fixes its gaze on our Divine Helper, and there finds it possible and wise to lose its fears. It is madness to say, "I will not be afraid; "it is wisdom and peace to say, "I will trust and not be afraid.

So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts

To seek visions, to dream dreams, is essential, and it is also essential to try new ways of living, to make room for serious experimentation, to respect the effort even where it fails.

The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition is so powerful that it is alone, and without any assistance, capable not only of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting 100 impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.

Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.

The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, accelerates, causing development efforts to falter.

Perhaps the efforts of the true poets, founders, religions, literatures, all ages, have been, and ever will be, our time and times to come, essentially the same - to bring people back from their present strayings and sickly abstractions, to the costless, average, divine, original concrete.

Effort and work can become fun when you establish specific desirable goals.

Life requires of man spiritual elasticity, so that he may temper his efforts to the chances that are offered.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

Success is processional. It's the result of a series of small disciplines that lead us into habitual patterns of success that no longer require consistent will or effort.

Credible reporting indicates that Al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an effort to disrupt our democratic process.

Creating in all employees the awareness that their best efforts are essential and that they will share in the rewards of the company's success.

Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts.

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.

When your effort results in the desired effect, then you have worked.

Your prayers, effort and fasting for many years are not lost. This is the time you have been praying for. Breakthrough!

The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.

The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it. That's enough.

So what you're saying is, I'm your brand of heroin?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood. He smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. "Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin.

The goal of our life’s effort is to reach the other shore, Nirvana. Prajna paramita, the true wisdom of life, is that in each step of the way, the other shore is actually reached.

When you're depressed, you know, it's like the world has ended. Even getting out of bed takes the most massive amount of effort. But when you're manic, oh, it's so addicting. You know, I have finished novels in two weeks in manic stages.

When you try to stop activity to achieve passivity your very effort fills you with activity.

Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel.