Effort Quotes

The artist cannot look to others to validate his efforts or his calling. If you don’t believe me, ask Van Gogh, who produced masterpiece after masterpiece and never found a buyer in his whole life.

I’m content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That’s what I’ve always worried about: that I wouldn’t try hard enough.

My dad told me this: You get out of it what you put into it. If you put in effort and log your time, you’ll get the results.

The world, the future, is now within you as your past, as experience, skill in technique, and the rich, everlasting mystery is found to be childish you that, at the time, you made no effort to possess.

I have to actively put effort into reminding myself of how far I’ve come so I do not only pay attention to how far I have yet to go.

If enough of us keep trying, we’ll get someplace.

There is no greater miracle than our conscious efforts to become good human beings.

The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

All I want is to bring you the love and the joy that matches all the pain you have ever felt.