#effort

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

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The Cox Report documents a systematic, well-planned effort by the Chinese military at the highest levels to target and acquire technology for military modernization. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#chinese #cox #documents #effort #highest

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#daily work #dead #effort #enthusiasm #even

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

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My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort. ↗

— Adrian Belew

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Every effort needs to be made to try and offset the costs of Katrina and Rita by reductions in other government programs, especially those that are wasteful, duplicative and ineffective. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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There's been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there's a price to pay. ↗

— Sandy Berger

#been #convey #countries #cross #deliberate

The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me. ↗

— Chili Davis

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You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

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