In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results. ~ James Allen

About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age. ~ Gloria Pitzer

A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort. ~ Duffy Daugherty

Just keep trying, and your dreams will come true. But you have to give it all your time, effort, and soul. ~ Jenny McCarthy

What thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most. ~ André Gide

If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort. ~ Dave Weinbaum

Talk without effort is nothing. ~ Mary W. Stewart

I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. ~ Arnold Palmer

The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one's own efforts. ~ Albert Einstein

Continuous effort not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential. ~ Winston Churchill

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. ~ Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Make the second effort your second nature. ~ Harvey Mackay

All effort is in the last analysis sustained by faith that it is worth making. ~ Ordway Tweed

There is no effort without error or shortcoming. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store. ~ Issac Bashevis Singer

A second-class is a first-class mistake. ~ William Arthur Ward