Effort Quotes

The effort invested in 'getting it right' should be commensurate with the importance of the decision.

I think there's an ongoing effort involved in trying to get a bigger perspective, trying to let go of things that limit your capacity to love and be loved or your capacity to hear and to really speak.

What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving.

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.

A winning effort begins with preparation.

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.