Effort
An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
To stimulate.
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Effort Quotations
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.
Mark Twain
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
Mahatma Gandhi
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Mahatma Gandhi
Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
Mahatma Gandhi
Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
Mahatma Gandhi
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.
Vince Lombardi
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.
Bruce Lee
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi
Effort Translations
effort in Afrikaans is moeite, poging
effort in Dutch is moeite, poging
effort in German is Leistung, Anstrengung {f}
effort in Italian is fatica, fatica
effort in Latin is intentio, nixus
effort in Norwegian is anstrengelse
effort in Spanish is esfuerzo, empe o
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