Perception was easily accomplished, required little effort, and it never had to stand the test of reality.
Find a way to change your attitude for the better and your life will change for the better with little effort from you.
The goal was never dependent on the route that took me there. It was always dependent on the heart that got me through whatever route opened itself up to my efforts.
From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
It is time to reverse this prejudice against conscious effort and to see the powers we gain through practice and discipline as eminently inspiring and even miraculous.
Value the effort you put forward. Be determined, committed, and involved.
...guilt is deserved only when the effort to resist evil is never made.
If there's nothing to learn because we know it all, what's the challenge? Why would the effort matter? What would be the point? - Odd Thomas
The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
..no meal is good enough to justify all the money and effort wasted in preparing it. It is an illusion and an expense. Live as I do, undeceived.
if one characteristic of Lyndon Johnson was a boundless ambition, another was a willingness, on behalf of that ambition, to make efforts that were also without bounds.
What is art if not a concentrated and impassioned effort to make something with the little we have, the little we see?
But that is what life is all about, he said. "It is about dreaming and making those dreams come true with effort and determination - and love.
No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it.
Don't focus all your time and effort on creating the templates & perfecting the documents. Answering key product questions is more critical.
Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and practice.
He had made his way up the ranks of the department the hard way, with effort and integrity as opposed to politics.
Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are.
Success in this world depends on knowing exactly how little effort each job is worth...distribution of energy...
The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.
I trust my government. I actually have a trust for my government with my data, and I trust them to protect me. They've protected me - they've made the best efforts to protect me my whole life.
