The effort invested in ‘getting it right’ should be commensurate with the importance of the decision. — Daniel Kahneman
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. — Vince Lombardi
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. — Theodore Roosevelt
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. — Theodore Roosevelt
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work. — Thomas Alva Edison
The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic. — Kenneth Tynan
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’ve never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I’ve tried to learn and move on. — Victor Salva
Civilization is nothing more than the effort to reduce the use of force to the last resort. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn’t come before. — Shelby Steele
Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor — Roscoe Conkling
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. — Mason Cooley