“We’re always hardest on our own work, I guess.”

A lot of people telling the same story from their various points of view.

A prayer is directed by a supplicant toward someone/something powerful who can grant a favor, and by putting daughters in that position, you place them in the position of power.

My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She’s been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I’m a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.

Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion.

You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard.

I cared about us. But the cold hard truth was, nothing i said or did could realign the stars.

Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.

I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.

Those who try to achieve success without hard work ultimately deceive themselves-or worse-deceive others.

Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.