“Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort.” UseTodayChoicesAsksOpportunityAbilityAnswersViewsEffortQualityTalentSkillsHighestFocusedTranscendentalismSeize The OpportunityBe ConsiderateSkills And Abilities Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort.” WayWantShouldKindPersonsArtBookSometimesJobsReadingAsksLiteratureEasyCan DoChallengesSimpleEffortTvsDirectWhat You WantAll KindsPassiveObscureInteractive Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Perfectionism is a time waster - 20 percent of the effort you put into any project accomplishes 80 percent of the outcome - so this is a time to ask yourself when good enough is enough and then stop.” EnoughAsksEffortPositiveProjectsPercentAccomplishOutcomesGood EnoughWasting TimePerfectionismEnough Is Enough Book:The Gift of a Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life Source: The Gift of a Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life
“Five percent seems very little to ask when you consider that the artist, through his or her efforts over many years, is largely responsible for the increased value of their work.” YearsLittlesSeemsArtistValuesAsksMoneyEffortFivePercentResponsible Author:Joe Fafard
“No relationship is perfect nor will anyone ever be the best boyfriend or girlfriend. Long as you put in the effort and try to make your lover happy. That's all we can ask for.” TryingLongAsksPerfectEffortLoversGirlfriendBeing The Best Author:Kevin McCarty
“If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, "What would make me happy?" In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn't work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs. I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.” IfsWayNeedsFeelsWellsMeanSelfPlayFeelingsAsksInterestAnswersEffortTalkingRolesFocusModelsGuidesSelfishnessRole ModelsYou ChooseSelf InterestMake You HappyMake Me HappyNot TalkingFeels RightLoving OthersPersonal Needs Author:Bernie Siegel
“It may also be pertinent to ask whether a greater effort in the less expensive basic stages of research may not lead to reductions of effort in the far costlier stages of development and prototype construction.” MayAsksEffortGreaterStageDevelopmentResearchExpensiveConstructionReductionPrototypePertinentStages Of Development Author:Alan Tower Waterman
“People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.” PeopleIfsAsksFatherEffortProudAsk Me Author:Jenna Bush
“When I look out the window at my backyard, I can't think of anything interesting to ask. I mean, it's green, it's growing-but nothing occurs to me that any concentrated effort of thought could possibly enlighten. Whereas in economic, statistical, or mathematical kinds of things, I can think lots of questions.” ThinkingLooksKindMeanI CanAsksInterestingEffortEconomyGrowingEconomicWindowGreenMathematicalEnlighteningBackyards Author:Lawrence Summers