Effort Quotes

Hi All,

Here’s a few quick quotes on the topic of “Effort” for you.  I hope some of these jump out out at you:

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. -Unknown

If you can’t excell with talent, triumph with effort. -Dave Weinbaum

Success is dependent on effort. -Sophocles

We are responsible for the effort, not the outcome. -Unknown

Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is. -Zig Ziglar

Much effort, much prosperity. -Euripides

I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. -Larry Bird

The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. -Unknown

Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.  -Unknown

Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it. -Unknown

Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work hard to get better. -Paul Coffeey

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. -Napoleon Hill

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. -Winston Churchill

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. -Mohandas Gahdhi

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. -Denis Waitley

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. -John Ruskin

Put the uncommon effort into the common task…make it large by doing it in a great way. -Orison Swett Marden

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. -Arnold Palmer

Hope you like them!

20 Responses to “Effort Quotes”

  1. Hello Shawn, thankyou for your quotes that inspire anf give food for thought. The ones that captured my attention were:

    Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. -Winston Churchill

    My thoughts, if we don’t try we will never know what may have been. Sometimes we can even surprise ourselves.

    Enjoy your day.

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  2. The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. -Unknown

    This says it all so lets put some UMPH into it people!!

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  3. Thank you…everyday I look forward to these wonderful thoughts!

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  4. My favorite one is “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph” Too bad we don’t know who said that!

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  5. All the quotes have a positive effect on me. Keep up your good work.

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  6. Great stuff, thank you for all your time and effort in making a difference, it is working! Cheers!

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  7. Have enjoyed all quotes sent to me twice a week. I print them and send them to the rest of the staff every morning. Thanks!

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    shawn Reply:

    That’s very good to know, Sally! I needed to hear this…. :)

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  8. Hi Shawn,

    Thank you very much for the wonderful quotes. I do appreciate them.

    keep up the good work.

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  9. Shawn, you continue to amaze me with the quality of the material you find for your blog. I appreciate the umph.

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  10. thank you so much sir.yes,true enough dn’t quit instead try and try with effort and for sure you will succeed..sir i printd most of your quotes and pos every morning bside our biometry so dat every staff of our hospital can read it every time they wil time in and time out.i’m proud to tell you sir dat all of those quotes they rated THUMBS UP..

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  11. Thanks for all the good quotes Shawn. I think my favorite one is:

    “We are responsible for the effort, not the outcome”
    It was hard to chose a favorite, I like them all.

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  12. Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. -Napoleon Hill

    This is a good quote from Napoleon Hill…I am a big fan…
    Can’t Stop, Want stop……someone said this and i can’t remember now

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  13. HI Shawn,

    I’ve been receiving your quotes thrice in a week, and this is the first time i posted some comment. I just want you to know that i really appreciate your effort and time of sending such wonderful quotes to me.
    I always look forward to it at the beginning of the week. It relaxes me and help me ease up my stress…Keep up the good work Shawn. I will try my very best to leave a comment every now and then…this is just the beginning….

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    shawn Reply:

    Thanks, Sally, and it’s good to have you here. I’ll try to keep up the good work. :)

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  14. Words of enlightenment always encourage me to say Something.thanks to you.As I could impart my own opinion that effort is the sum of one’s self-worth.The aspiration to be always be better is the aim I put my effort into,as to be the best could mean be perfect.which I’m also aiming but there’s a great chance I’ll be less as you know,nobody’s perfect.and I don’t intend to be a second best.A good heart,a good intention is one combination that goes in everything I do.seems like effortless,but It’s a true effort.like this comment.How I’ve tried to say Something!

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  15. they are very good and inspirational quote

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  16. Dear Shawn
    i like the things you send. I look upon the stuff daily, may be old or new. It gives me strength and helps to access that what I am doing is right and if wrong somewhere, try to correct. thanks buddy
    Manish Goel INDIA

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    shawn Reply:

    Thanks, and you’re welcome, Manish. Glad I could help and I’m glad you like some of what I send out into the world. :)

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  17. Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it. -Unknown

    I sure like the quote above. The difference between success and failure is the ‘effort’. Those who make effort have stories to tell why dreamers listen to dreams.

    Thanks Shawn for your effort.

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