Effort Quotations | Page 7

We are at the start of a very intensive effort and, in a way, the last one in this round to try to reach a breakthrough,

There are certain things we have to do, so we have to be ready to pay for it. We can't send a whole shift of police officers home in an effort to cut back on fuel costs.

There are some extremists, and the U.S. is going to step up its effort to enforce security along the border and enforce security in the U.S. sector. And there may be some problems, but I don't think we should blow this out of proportion.

West Rowan came out and played like the No. 1 team in the conference. They smacked us in the mouth. We challenged the guys in the locker room. I'm proud of their effort in the second half.

We strive to teach our children the importance of being caring and compassionate to others. This outpouring of emotion and effort by our children was so gratifying, and what they achieved absolutely exceeded our wildest expectations.

We stood toe-to-toe with Schuylkill Haven and, except for a two-possession stretch late in the third quarter, held our own. We matured as a team tonight and hopefully can carry this effort into the District 4 tournament.

We're in a situation now where we're starting to get a little healthier and that's light at the end of the tunnel. The group that we have is really making a great effort to do what they can to help us win. Right now, win or lose, I know our fans know what's really important to them and that's the energy level and the unselfishness on the court. We had that for the last six or seven games and that's something we have to build on.

We started losing this game two days ago. I think we were having a little too much fun in practice and not getting things done that we needed to get done. The effort was there, but we just could not finish.

We spread around the scoring and did a real good job with our defensive pressure. We hadn't played since the middle of he month and I felt we had a pretty solid effort coming off the holiday break.

We spotted them a good 10 (points) in the first quarter. We played a real nice second quarter, defensively. Unfortunately, we didn't duplicate that defensive effort the rest of the ballgame.

We spent the last three days calling on a higher being, and all these girls believe that and are praising Jesus Christ in their effort tonight.

We spent the last few weeks talking about how good the team's effort was and tonight was the first time that we didn't play with the effort that I felt we should have. We did some of the same things that have cost us games this year but it just looked like the energy level disappeared in the second half.

Where teams score on us is when they score easy baskets. (Wheat is) very talented with the ball in his hands, but we're trying to bring him along in his mind. These kids are all we've got and they're going to keep giving effort and heart. Maybe the learning on the fly will translate into some rapid growth.

We appreciate the effort Doug gave us. He went through a lot to get back. Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

We're not going to making requests of the Saudi Arabian government. We are respectful of the circumstance of the countries of the region. We understand that, ... Our interest is to create a set of conditions, a sustained effort against terrorist networks in the region.

We're not going to make a special effort to go fast. Qualifying on the pole for a 24-hour race is a little like having a date with your sister, it doesn't mean anything.

One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will give you an advantage because most people don’t do this.

It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That's the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don't.

The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort.

The one thing in life you can control is your effort. Are there any shortcuts in the beauty business? No. That was the first lesson I learned. You can't just rocket to the top.

Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.

Never follow your dreams. Follow your effort.

One thing we can all control is effort

I don't think people realize the risks they face every time they create a text, or post on a social network. Unless you expressly make the effort, everything you do online, including texting, has a shelf life of forever.

Companies fail for lack of brains and effort.

You learn in life that a lot of things are the result of effort, but some things, in terms of scale, are random.

There is very little knowledge that can't be obtained through effort. With knowledge you can determine the state of any business or opportunity and find a course to gain an advantage.

There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort.

With every effort, I learned a lot. With every mistake and failure, not only mine, but of those around me, I learned what not to do. I also got to study the success of those I did business with as well. I had more than a healthy dose of fear, and an unlimited amount of hope, and more importantly, no limit on time and effort.

We didn't defend again. We have to find a way to buckle down. This game it wasn't so much effort and hustle. It was more mental lapses.

We didn't connect. It wasn't lack of effort. It was lack of preparation and passing the ball. They played hard, they busted their butt to win the ball, but we didn't play together and that's what we've been doing in our workouts. Our effort was there, but our team play wasn't.

There is no question that Jordan is strongly committed to the peace process and will always be supportive of any effort to try to find ways to put things back on track,

We believe that consumers are the first line of defense against price gouging. The first effort is not to (fill and) pay at gas stations if a consumer feels there is price gouging. The second effort is to report to state and local law enforcement agencies, and the third effort is to contact us.

Was there some sort of conspiracy, or organized effort, or effort by one person to out, to disclose publicly that Joe Wilson's wife was an undercover operative?

We've asked for all Texas officials to keep an accurate accounting of costs that are directly related to the relief effort so that we can ensure these are reimbursed." ()

We've always felt that this Business 40 effort could be a model for other projects.

We've always been struggling with obesity in medicine. We've all recognized it will take a community effort to tackle the problem.

When I was manager at Ipswich and Derby, if we took 3500 to away matches that was good. To take over 6000 is unbelievable. The fans appreciate the effort the players are putting in.

We're making every effort to offer jobs to displaced employees.

We're making an effort here to contain the fire. We've seen it from a couple of different places but we don't know the extent of it. The teams are in the process now of trying to fight that fire and get it under control.

We're going to put everything on the line on Friday. It's going to be an effort that's unparalleled to anything this year.

What we're seeing here is clearly a continued attempt and a more concentrated effort by the enemy to try to get all the Iraqis that are cooperating with the coalition to break away and not provide us that support that is so crucial to getting to economic progress and the transition to sovereignty,

What we're seeing around the country is a concerted effort by Democrats to manufacture momentum by talking up a lot of candidates with no resources.

What a great job. I've never been prouder of a team in a loss. It was a great effort from only 15 kids.

What a great game it was. I'm proud of our kids and the effort they gave. We'll get one soon, hopefully Friday up in Springdale.

We wrestled really well. I'm really proud of our effort and it's good to wrestle like this heading into the final weeks of the season. This was one of our best performances of the season.

We wrestled really tough. We just gave up some late pins. We fought hard and wrestled well. We made some mistakes and they capitalized on it. I'm happy with the effort but not with the outcome." ()

We found our legs, we found our game, in the third period. That's what really matters. We got the game-tying goal. The rest of the way, we battled. You could probably put a question mark on the way we came out in this game, but in the third and in overtime our effort was second to none.

We had 12 of our 14 wrestlers place in the top three. I told them before we started that it would take a championship effort from 14 guys, and we got that.

We brought a very competitive team and thought we could win. People didn't take us seriously in the seeding meeting. I think our effort will gain respect for our program.

We believe you are on the right path and we have full confidence in you to continue your action, ... We know that the international effort will last for years to come, and France will fully play its part.

We believe this suit has no merit and is simply a transparent effort to pry money from our company even though we've always provided full disclosure of all material company information to shareholders and the public.

What makes Jakub so special is that he combines tremendous natural talent with a very disciplined work effort every day.

We're going to make an effort to make sure the ball isn't in his hands. The less touches he gets, maybe that can frustrate him a little bit, get him out of sync. We have to try to make him get his own shots.

We're going to make an effort to communicate with Tiger and several other players . . . and express our great desire for them come to Milwaukee.

We're just trying to win games ?- ?it's not about who you're playing or where you're going. We got the effort and the defense is back to where it should be and if we can take care of the ball a little better I think we'll be okay.

Universal wasn't out a lot of money, a million dollars or so, so it was easy not to put a lot of effort into the movie.

Very few people ever manage what nature manages without effort and mostly without fail. We don't know who we are or how to function, much less how to bloom. Blind nature. Homo Sapiens. Who's kidding whom?

Usually it has to do with work ethic and decision-making. You don?t get skated for mistakes. But if you?re making bad decisions and the effort is there for 60 minutes, that?s what the message is.

We're doing everything to keep our employees and utilize them in the most productive manner in an effort to have our community return to the way it was.

We're moving forward in a strong, coordinated effort with industry to raise the safety bar.

We're more proud of our effort tonight than we were in the win against Oregon State.

Work is being done to increase (production) as much as possible, making a greater effort in order to minimize the impact (of the strike).

With all them being involved, it makes more of a community effort out of the whole event, which is what keeps the whole homecoming idea alive. And the result of that is something that's lasted longer than any of us, and hopefully it'll continue doing that.

With Noah, it's not so much the talent level, but the effort. His effort is off the charts.

We feel that it is too early in the process to undertake that effort right now. When the infrastructure for supporting dealers has been put in place, the company will then begin to invite interested parties to become dealers. I expect that that will not happen for at least another year to 18 months.

We're finding ways to score goals. This effort gives us some confidence. Hopefully, we can get our power play going on all cylinders after tonight.

We're fighting now. The effort has got to be there every single game.

We're just not playing good hockey right now. We need to put out a good enough effort to win a game. We need more kids to out there and make things happen. I need some light bulbs to start going on in their heads.

We're just not a good team. We can talk about it, but we're just not. Tonight, we gave a professional effort and yet an inefficient one.

We're hoping the association with Hartnell College will bring in some new, young writers. Any effort that builds up the power if writing is going to help a community.

We're a winning team. Right now, that's all we are. And for us to get to another level, then there's going to have to be a tremendous amount of improvement in the overall commitment to a greater effort for 48 minutes.

My efforts to prevent closing of the gold window-working through Connally, Volcker, and Shultz-do not seem to have succeeded. The gold window may have to be closed tomorrow because we now have a government that is incapable, not only of constructive leadership, but of any action at all. What a tragedy for mankind!

Three times in the red zone and we kept them out. That was an outstanding effort by them. I'm tickled to death. We said put the fire out; they put the fire out.

Throughout his tenure at Hartmann, Ken Hinman has shown a propensity and a passion for design and innovation as well as a complete understanding of the Hartmann consumer. Product development is the lifeblood of any company and it only makes sense to place such a talented person in such a key role. I look forward to seeing what Ken will do in his new position and am very confident that he will lead the effort to bring Hartmann into the future.

Yes, I'm disappointed it has not sold at a stronger level. But I'm thrilled we put as much effort as we did into this book.

Yes, I believe it is the responsibility of development companies to look at a property when planning a development, and make the best effort to incorporate existing natural formations.

Yes, but all the effort he has had to put into concealment makes it difficult for him to assemble them quickly for use.

We're really excited that we hung in there after losing the doubles point. I saw six very determined singles players today. We gave a great effort and I think this team grew up a lot out there.

With the right kind of spirit, with the right kind of determination, if the will is there and there is a genuine effort to negotiate in good faith, I believe the parties are not being too ambitious. I believe it is possible.

We knew we wouldn't have very many offensive opportunities. I think we put in a great effort and took advantage.

We knew we were going to have young line. I'm really pleased with their effort so far.

We lacked the consistent play throughout the game to win. We were too streaky. It's hard to win like that. You have to be able to sustain an effort a little bit better.

We lacked heart, effort and passion, which really concerns me considering this was a huge league game for us and we did not show up wanting to win.

We know what mistakes we made in the game against Iowa two years ago, and we cannot have those things happen again. Turnovers, special teams, defense, it was just a total lack of effort from the whole team.

We know we can (win), ... although they (US) will make an effort to beat us and show us how they have gotten better. If that is the case, they will need to demonstrate that on the field.

We know how much it takes, and nothing is going to come easy. We just have to find that effort and do better on special teams.

very enthusiastic about any collaborative effort to move this field forward.

Venus has put a lot of effort into becoming an all-around player.

Even the contemplative life is only an effort, Nora my dear, to hide the body so the feet won’t stick out.

People choose the paths that grant them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort.

Sometimes you read something and it's just -- it doesn't invite a reader....Sometimes you read something and it's not saying, 'oh come in, come in have a seat. I'm going to tell you what happened.' Perhaps my writing comes off as conversational...and that takes effort.

The preparations were elaborate and mammoth in scale, and Washington threw himself into the effort, demanding that not an hour be lost.

French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority groups in the UK may well prove to be a major asset in this effort.

Some archeologists believe that Stonehenge - the mysterious arrangement of enormous elongated stones in England - is actually a crude effort by the Druids to build a computing device.

2. The instant the doors open, you want to push forward as hard as possible, in an effort to get onto the train without letting anybody off. This is very important. If anybody does get off, it is legal to tackle him and drag him back on.

The way this country deals with drugs is just not funny. What a waste of everyone's time and effort. What a waste of a lot of people's lives.

The question is: What can we, as citizens, do to reform our tax system? As you know, under our three-branch system of government, the tax laws are created by: Satan. But he works through the Congress, so that's where we must focus our efforts.

We can no longer tolerate what's going on in Ottawa and Edmonton. What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act.