Efforts Quotes

Peace will not come to our country and region until the apartheid system is ended. Therefore, we say we still have a struggle on our hands. Our common and noble efforts to abolish the system of white minority domination must continue. We are encouraged and strengthened by the fact of the agreement between ourselves, this Congress, as well as President [George H.W.] Bush and his Administration, that sanctions should remain in place.

You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Prayer is a marvelous and necessary supplement of our feeble efforts, but it is a dangerous substitute.

it is wrong to urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest may precipitate violence. Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber.

Human progress comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with God.

Success always demands a greater effort.

Things do not get better by being let alone. Unless they are adjusted, they explode with shattering detonation.

We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing; but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead. Japan, with all her treachery and greed, remains unsubdued. The injury she has inflicted on Great Britain, the United States, and other countries, and her detestable cruelties, call for justice and retribution.We must now devote all our strength and resources to the completion of our task, both at home and abroad. Advance, Britannia! Long live the cause of freedom! God save the King.

Do not turn the superior eye of critical passivity upon these efforts .... We must not be ambitious. We cannot aspire to masterpieces. We may content ourselves with a joy ride in a paint-box.

You can't just play the way The Grateful Dead plays without working at it. It's not something that is easy or just happened to us. There was a long, slow process that brought that into being.

I love looking out at 27 semis and being like, every single one of those semi trucks is there to put together my stage.

You can make something of your life. It just depends on your drive.

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time.

It's quite possible to do anything, but not to put it on the leaders and the parking meters. Don't expect Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan or John Lennon or Yoko Ono or Bob Dylan or Jesus Christ to come and do it for you. You have to do it yourself.

Magic is easy if you put your heart into it.

After all, the wrong road always leads somewhere.

Society is a sort of organism on the growth of which conscious efforts can exercise little effect.