Quotes about Time and Effort

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song. Votes: 4

I agree that mommy wars are not good for any mothers: that such wars are time and effort wasted. Votes: 4

I would like to spare the time and effort of hack reviewers and, generally, persons who move their lips when reading. Votes: 4

If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it. Votes: 4

While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas. Votes: 4

When I see other people out there, involved, and really giving their time and effort for the kids, then I don't mind giving my time and effort for the kids as well. Votes: 4

I don't know about you, but all this modern technology that's supposed to save us time and effort has actually ended up making things more complicated in my life, eating up extra time. Votes: 4

Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy. Votes: 3

I took a strong dislike to him right then to save time and effort later. Votes: 3

I am not what you see.I am what time and effort and interaction slowly unveil. Votes: 3

I actually start drawing things. Usually they're abandoned before I commit too much time and effort. Votes: 3

Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it. Votes: 3

Trust that things will be okay - especially if you put in the time and effort to make them be okay. Votes: 3

Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. Votes: 3

Don't focus all your time and effort on creating the templates & perfecting the documents. Answering key product questions is more critical. Votes: 3

Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Votes: 3

. . . as people serve, they grow in capacity. The time and effort is not a sacrifice because there is returned more than is given. Votes: 3

I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one. Votes: 3

There's real evidence that getting involved in charitable activity (and it's probably better to give your time and effort, rather than money) makes people happier. Votes: 3

All the time and effort people devote to picking the right fund, the hot hand, the great manager have, in most cases, led to no advantage. Votes: 3

It will take you less time and effort to do a thing the difficult way than it will to buy, try and discard all the shortcuts. Votes: 3

In any case it is not normal to put into the satisfaction of mere curiosity the amount of time and effort that scientists put into their work. Votes: 3

The way this country deals with drugs is just not funny. What a waste of everyone's time and effort. What a waste of a lot of people's lives. Votes: 3

People stand in front of an officiant and say 'I do' but that shouldn't mean 'I'm done' when comes to putting time and effort to grow their relationship. Votes: 3

The state spends much time and effort persuading the public that it is not really what it is and that the consequences of its actions are positive rather than negative. Votes: 3

John's time and effort were, in the main, spent on pretty honorable stuff. As for the other side, well, nobody's perfect, nobody's Jesus. And look what they did to him. Votes: 3

People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection. Votes: 3

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth the time and effort you'll put in. Votes: 3

Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort. Votes: 3

The discipline learned from putting in time and effort as a child is a skill and a talent you carry with you for the rest of your life in trying to achieve goals. Votes: 3

The reason why a man cannot stop staring at a woman ass is only because God has spent 80 percent of his time and efforts on woman ass and 20 percent on her entire body. Votes: 3

Over the years, a number of other intriguing experimental ideas and areas of investigation have been the objects of my attention, and I have devoted some time and effort to exploring the inherent possbilities. Votes: 3

The power of now can only be realized now. It requires no time and effort. Effort means you're trying hard to get somewhere, and so you are not present, welcoming this moment as it is. Votes: 3

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black. Votes: 3

For a rich and reasonably successful guy, it is impossible not to enjoy your job; otherwise, why would you spend so much time and effort doing it? I am a great fan of Norilsk, and I like this kind of challenge. Votes: 3

I've devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don't have to depend on writing fiction for my income. Votes: 3

Value investing requires a great deal of hard work, unusually strict discipline, and a long-term investment horizon. Few are willing and able to devote sufficient time and effort to become value investors, and only a fraction of those have the proper mind-set to succeed. Votes: 3

Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books. Votes: 3

Spend at least 20-30% of your time marketing. You have to pay for this either way. Either you pay a gallery to do this for you , or you put your time and effort into it. Unless people see the great art you're making, they'll never buy it. Votes: 3

I wouldn't mind spending a little more time and effort and money on good skin care. And I'm sure they'll come out with, as they are doing, with more and more treatments that are noninvasive and healthy ways to keep your face looking as good as it can. Votes: 3

Infants and young children are not just sitting twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their parents to teach them to read and do math. They are expending a vast amount of time and effort in exploring and understanding their immediate world. Healthy education supports and encourages this spontaneous learning. Votes: 3

Happiness is the result of inner maturity. It depends on us alone, and requires patient work, carried out from day to day. Happiness must be built, and this requires time and effort. In the long term, happiness and unhappiness are therefore a way of being, or a life skill. Votes: 3

To succeed in the tech industry, you start businesses, make money, and make smart investments. But to succeed in the tech community, you do and build awesome things, are generous with your time and efforts, and make a point of making space for strangers - without any expectation of payback. Votes: 3

Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner, you don't have to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue. All you have to do is be a good average dancer, and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish this. Votes: 3

I guess if I was made responsible for every single line of dialogue in a game and every single piece of textual visual detail, every sign or piece of graffiti, then yes, I think that would be comparable to the time and effort required to write a very long novel, indeed. Votes: 3

Later, in a different home, I befriended a eucalypt, using a resilient bough as a trampoline. Learning nothing from having plummeted from the peppercorn, I'd bounce happily in my haven in the heavens. I loved that tree - and fully understand why Heysen, Roberts, McCubbin and the rest devoted so much time and effort to painting arboreal portraits. Votes: 3

I was as secretive - indeed, as furtive - as any conspirator. Discovery, we knew, simply must not happen, or else all our time and effort would be wasted. If it were to be exposed that our particular group had got together and written a banking bill, that bill would have no chance whatever of passage by Congress. Votes: 3

When you come to America, it's a very serious thing. It's not like you arrive and they say, 'Hey, come on! Do movies!' I can't just be hopping around. I have to focus and be still and make sure that I put the time and effort in. Because if I don't, I could lose it like that. Votes: 3

Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Votes: 3

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term-meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching-there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster. Votes: 3

The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort to an idea that became a country - was a nation governed by professional politicians who had an interest in getting re-elected. They probably envisioned a fellow serving a couple of hitches and then eagerly looking forward to getting back to the farm. Votes: 3

It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican. It is even more outrageous to suggest that he would support the Republican Party of today, which has spent so much time and effort trying to suppress African American votes in Florida and many other states. Votes: 3

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking. Votes: 2

Everyone's favorite breakfast dish can be prepared in a moment's time with just a few ingredients and minimum effort. Votes: 2

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset. Votes: 2

I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and move on. Votes: 2

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency. Votes: 2

You have to let the market reward effort and skill. But a system in which inequality of incomes constantly increases over time is worrisome. Votes: 2

Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it. Votes: 2

I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world. Votes: 2

For the first time federal, state and local bureaus of investigation are coordinating their effort, to serve as eyes and ears and protect us against further attacks. Votes: 2

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself. Votes: 2

Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests. Votes: 2

All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time. Votes: 2

Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time. Votes: 0

Flow is hard to achieve without effort. Flow is not 'wasting time. Votes: 0

Mental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast. Votes: 0

Sometimes being happy takes effort. Invest time and energy in yourself and your happiness. Votes: 0

Doing good stuff or stuff that you are proud of takes time and takes effort. Votes: 0

I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice. Votes: 0

ANDAKI: EFFORT IS NOT EFFORT WITHOUT ZAMAN, MAKAN, IKHWAN (RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT PEOPLE). Votes: 0

The exhausting effort to control time by altering the effects of age doesn't bring happiness Votes: 0

Great time is for those who made effort. Better time is for those who made gain. Votes: 0

It takes time to be a good father. It takes effort - trying, failing, and trying again. Votes: 0

Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself. Votes: 0

You spend so much time, so much effort, trying to hold yourself together. And then everything falls apart anyway. Votes: 0

I think I may be a better person for having given serious time and thought and effort to gardening. Votes: 0

Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort Votes: 0

No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love. Votes: 0

There is no getting around these essential ingredients: determination, effort and time. These are the real secrets to happiness. Votes: 0

If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you're going to reap the benefits. Votes: 0

Is there a meditation that is not the ego trying to become? Is meditation conscious if every effort implies time? Votes: 0

Moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago, it's bhuddist saying, I think: 'There is no wasted effort'. Votes: 0

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. ... Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles. Votes: 0

Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort. Votes: 0

Just keep trying, and your dreams will come true. But you have to give it all your time, effort, and soul. Votes: 0

Your prayers, effort and fasting for many years are not lost. This is the time you have been praying for. Breakthrough! Votes: 0

It takes deliberate and continuous effort to carve out time in our overfull schedules to listen to the voice of God. Votes: 0

Future strong strives for simplicity for all:Least amount of individual effort, energy and time to create maximum impact by each person. Votes: 0

Every day you have to renew your commitment. Some of the strategies should become habitual over time and not a huge effort. Votes: 0

You're not really just a filmmaker that makes a movie good most of the time. It's everybody involved; it's a collective effort. Votes: 0

Effort ceases. Time flaps on the mast. There we stop; there we stand. Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame Votes: 0

To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time. Votes: 0

Success is not about getting it right the first time but about not giving up even if it takes a lifetime of effort. Votes: 0

It's just a crime that people don't take the time and make the effort to have a conversation if it's bothering them that much. Votes: 0

A smile costs nothing in money, time, or effort but it is literally true that it can be of supreme importance in ones life. Votes: 0

We found the time and we put in the effort because being a label that different women can wear is really important to us. Votes: 0

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. Votes: 0

In yoga practice, over time you use fewer muscles more efficiently. Expansion does require energy, but it should not require a great deal of effort. Votes: 0

Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts. Votes: 0

Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts. Votes: 0

She and Thomas had helped construct the Maze; at the same time she'd exerted a lot of effort to build a wall holding back her emotions. Votes: 0

The Band-Aid solution is actually the best kind of solution because it involves solving a problem with the minimum amount of effort and time and cost. Votes: 0

Doing nothing requires effort. Over time, that effort is greater than the effort necessary to improve, or move somewhere better. The trick is to redirect energy. Votes: 0

I've been around fighters enough to know that you have to be able to give 100 percent of your effort and time into training for a sport. Votes: 0

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. Votes: 0

At which time the repulsor puts out its final effort and slows you down so you crash quite slowly into the surface." "Crash." "Quite slowly." Face & Luke Votes: 0

The effort of Reince Priebus and the RNC to reach out to movement conservatives has been impressive and will, I believe pay great dividends come election time Votes: 0

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports. Votes: 0

In the craziness of our world, it takes tremendous effort to find a quiet place. It takes time to quiet your mind and your heart before the Lord. Votes: 0

Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period of time. Votes: 0

Avoid fragmentation: Find your focus and seek simplicity. Purposeful living calls for elegant efficiency and economy of effort-expanding the minimum time and energy necessary to achieve desired goals. Votes: 0

It's sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Iran is undertaking a massive effort to expand its influence in southern Iraq. At the same time, that influence decreases the more the political process in Iraq progresses. Votes: 0

If the players understand and accept that their leader is steering their direction through thoughtful, careful measures, then they will pull together to give the best effort every time. Votes: 0

I explain the law of compensation like this: 'Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time. Votes: 0

I explain the law of compensation like this: "˜Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time'. Votes: 0

If users are not doing what the designer intended (when users are investing time, effort, etc in your product), the designer may be asking them to do too much. Votes: 0

Looking effortless takes a lot of effort. When I get new Converse I dedicate some time at home to shoving mud on them so they don't look squeaky clean. Votes: 0

Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and money is spent to prevent reality from breaking through. Votes: 0