B. C. Forbes Quotes

There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

Always it's like big challenge for me. Every point is a big challenge. So I do everything I can.

The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.

I have always worked hard, and seeing so many Icelanders make tremendous efforts to cope with difficult tasks and decisions inspires me.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.

You always need to try hard to find solutions. It's the same in life or tennis.

I'm intrigued by a tough situation, and I try to do something with it.

When I was young, I would try to give the right answers. 'I'm going to try to slide.' But at the end of the day, I finally realized that I am going to do whatever it takes. I'm going to leave everything out there.

I just have to keep working hard and keep pushing for my chance.

You go out and do the best you can and hope it works. You just try to improve.

You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.

I believe in not sitting down and taking it easy.

Don't say, 'I don't want to do this, because, whatever.' Don't give up on something. You got to work hard.

Life is about hard work and getting on with things.

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]

The line between failure and success is so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a person has thrown up his or her hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience, would have achieved success. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Wringin' your hands only stops you from rollin' up your sleeves.

We'd never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.

When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.

If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not solve our problems. We need to face them, to deal with them without violence, but with confidence - and never give up. If you adopt a non-violent approach, but are also hesitant within, you’ll not succeed. You have to have confidence and keep up your efforts - in other words, never give up.

I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.

A strenuous soul hates cheap success. It is the ardor of the assailant that makes the vigor of the defendant.

If your hand doesn't work for it, your heart doesn't feel sorry for it.