Thomas S. Monson Quotes, Goal Quotes, Effort Quotes

Courage is required to make an initial thrust towards ones coveted goal, But even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.

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I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein: 'You're a threat'. And the 9/11 attacks accentuated that threat, as far as I'm concerned.

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The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me.

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A good half of the effort of understanding what the Indian philosophers were after - and their subtleties make most of the great European philosophers look like schoolboys.

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It is astonishing, how many difficulties clear up without any effort when the inner life gets straightened out. If half the time we spend trying to fix up outward things were spent in getting our hearts right, we would be delighted with the result. Strange as it may seem, harmony within our hearts depends mostly upon our getting into harmony with God.

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Essentially Satori is a sudden experience, and it is often described as a "turning over" of the mind, just as a pair of scales will suddenly turn over when a sufficient amount of material has been poured into one pan to overbalance the weight in the other. Hence it is an experience which generally occurs after a long and concentrated effort to discover the meaning of Zen.

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Through effort you will cross any raging flood, through energy you will pass any sorrow.

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We are passing into a social phase in which unless a heroic effort is made for human dignity and freedom, gold will be the sole method of government and therefore the sole standard of manners.

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Truth should be the very breath of our life. When once this state in the pilgrim's progress is reached, all other rules of correct living will come without any effort, and obedience to them will be instinctive.

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We are not meant to find peace in this world. The spirit of life cannot exist without effort. Destroy the rivalries of man and nations and you will have destroyed all that makes for betterment and progress on Earth.

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Non-co-operation and civil disobedience in terms of Swaraj are not to be thought of without substantial constructive effort.

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Is there a meditation that is not the ego trying to become? Is meditation conscious if every effort implies time?

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I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off ramps on this one.

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We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.

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Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation.

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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.

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But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other willful effort of the brain, is futile.

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I never blame failure - there are too many complicated situations in life - but I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort.

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I've said consistently that I always reserve the right, in conjunction with a broader international effort, to prevent genocide or any wholesale slaughter than might happen inside of Iraq or anyplace else.

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My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.

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