#hard

The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

#bias #content #contrary #flesh #hard

My uncle died in 1987. I unfortunately - I saw it happen before it happened, which was really, really hard because I was 16 years old and I thought, like, Well, I'm seeing this. I'm supposed to stop this. And I couldn't. ↗

— John Edward

#before #died #happen #happened #hard

Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason. ↗

— Zac Efron

#dating #dinner #especially #forced #hard

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life. ↗

— Bob Ehrlich

#also #discussed #hard #hard work #importance

I write plays, and I have a musical that's starting to get produced now. That's what I would love to do, but it's so hard. The only reason people are reading my plays and musicals is because I'm in movies. ↗

— Jesse Eisenberg

#get #hard #i #i write #love

While it is easy to get caught up in the beliefs and attitudes of others, it is easier still to make one’s self a victim of circumstance. Victims of circumstance believe they have no power over their lives, since they are merely the play-things of fate. Since they believe this, it is therefore so. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#self-help #stephen-richards #attitude

From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#curtain #hard #iron #iron curtain #reminders

It's hard to get a film, you know, you need a very special film to be able to get that experimental. But, I would love to see that happen. I would love the opportunity to be more experimental than I am. ↗

— Danny Elfman

#am #experimental #film #get #happen

I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it my all. ↗

— Shannon Elizabeth

#am #charity #driven #even #focus

People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#change #damn #damn thing #did #got