“Why is it, I wonder, that people suffer, when there is so little need, when an effort of will and some hard work would bring them from their misery into peace and contentment.” PeopleNeedsLittlesHardSufferingChallengesEffortWonderHard WorkMiseryContentment Book:HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Source: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
“The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up.” PeopleWorldWayLooksMayHardFactsOpportunityDifferencesHard WorkGrewKingsGrew UpAdvantageExtraordinaryLegacyMake SenseMaking A DifferenceBeneficiaries Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right effort, right time, right people, right materials.” PeopleHardEasyEffortMaterialsHard WorkNeededAimNonsenseRight TimeSufi WisdomHardyPrescribingEasy Work Book:Reflections Source: Reflections
“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.” PeopleGivingTwoHardMinutesHard WorkGiving UpFunctionTwentiesMake SensePersistenceThirtyWillingnessSecondsWork EthicTwenty TwoOutliersHard Work SuccessHard Work And SuccessHard Work And PersistenceDoggedness Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“People think it’s easy to be cynical and pessimistic, but it’s incredibly hard work. It’s much easier to be hopeful.” PeopleThinkingHardEasyHard WorkEasierHopefulWorking ItCynicalPessimistic Author:Michael Robotham
“So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But it all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there no limits.” PeopleWayHardDoneDreamBeliefImaginationMistakePlansHard WorkLimitsObstaclesAspireTrust YourselfDoubters Book:No Limits: The Will to Succeed Source: No Limits: The Will to Succeed