Sustained Effort Quotes

Now I know that patience and time can do more than even strength and passion. The years of frustration are ready to be harvested. All that I have managed to accomplish, and all that I hope to accomplish, has been and will be by that plodding, patient, persevering process which builds the ant heap, particle by particle, thought by thought, step by step.

Remember that the most difficult tasks are consummated, not by a single explosive burst of energy or effort, but by the constant daily application of the best you have within you.

Impatience asks for the impossible, wants to reach the goal without the means of getting there. The length of the journey has to be borne with, for every moment is necessary.

The race of life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Before success comes patience... when we add to our accomplishments the element of hard work over a long period of time, we'll place a far greater value on the outcome. When we are patient, we'll have a greater appreciation of our success.

I really think the single most important thing to remember about trying to fix the schools is that there is no such thing as an instant result.

Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.

The length of the journey has to be borne with, for every moment is necessary.

Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.

There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

Creating deep and meaningful change in this country takes time - years and sometimes decades.

The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you’re going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins.

In general don't start a startup you're not willing to work on for ten years.

Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.

The only way things will happen is if people get over the notion that they must see immediate success. If they get over that notion and persist, then they will see things happen before they even realize it.

We have to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us.

You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long, time.

Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing.

Long-term success requires faith-faith that your efforts to plan and execute the process will lead to the desired outcome.

Life’s a marathon, not a sprint.