#effort

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules. ↗

— Leo Durocher

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This illness made it impossible for me to give my best effort to our audience, but now that it's been identified, I'm looking forward to a complete, quick recovery and to get back out there with John as soon as possible. ↗

— Daryl Hall

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The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state of affairs: enantiodromia, or the Greek notion of things turning into their opposite. ↗

— James Hillman

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Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for generating the superhuman efforts without which no major revolution is achieved. ↗

— Eric Hobsbawm

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I have accomplished little enough, but such as it is, it is the result of my own efforts. ↗

— Robert E. Howard

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You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. ↗

— Gordie Howe

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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. ↗

— Albert Ellis

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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. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

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The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. ↗

— Denis Waitley

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That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort. ↗

— Lauren Hutton

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