Efforts Quotes (3708 Quotes)

We just weren't very good in a big game in the standings. It was a very disappointing effort. We didn't play with enough energy or passion tonight.

Our defense got a little loose and we tightened things up the last couple days at practice. It was a nice defensive effort. It was a team effort. Nice balance on offense and good defense.

We started out pretty aggressive, then we just didn't attack enough. Central made some adjustments and started plugging the inside. We got some outside shots (3-for-14 on three-pointers), but they weren't falling. You can't fault our effort.

California is a queer place in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It is absolutely selfish, very empty, but not false, and at least, not full of false effort.

The committee's work is not about whether or how we should pay reparations. That was never the intent nor will the payment of reparations be the outcome. This is an effort designed to involve the campus community in a discovery of the meaning of our past.

I think you could say at least in some cases this is just good business judgment. At some point the district may conclude the effort required is not worth the potential of the return.

We all need to make an effort to save water wherever possible, including us keen gardeners, but it doesn't mean that our gardens have to suffer.

I'm tremendously proud of our team and the effort they gave. We beat a very good team that was playing its best basketball. To be able to be able to beat them speaks volumes about the distance our team has come in the last month or so.

In life every effort is marked down at the end as a win or a loss.

We're the smallest school by far that'll be there. Being a small school in track is difficult. You win with depth. But we're going to go there and give it our best effort. We'll try our hardest and, regardless of what happens, the sun will still come up Saturday morning.

We went cold. I thought the effort was there. We didn't panic at half, we just had to keep at it and hope we could turn things around.

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When decisions are made without taking into account sound military recommendations, sound military decision-making, sound planning, then we're bound to make mistakes. When we violate the principles of war with mass and unity of command and unity of effort, we do that at our own peril.

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

I'm always a little skeptical before our first dual meet of the season because you never know what to expect. But I thought that, by and large, the girls swam well. We still have a few problems that we need to address, but all in all I was pleased with the effort.

America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement. . . . No natural boundary seems to be set to the efforts of man and in his eyes, what is not yet done is only what he has not yet attempted to.

I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.

I'm really proud of the effort these guys gave coming off last night. We weren't the prettiest. Illinois pressured us and it bothered us some.

If I had a mixed environment, I would wait and see the effort it takes to deploy Active Directory and then see if Active Directory or NDS is best for my environment, ... Without redirect, users will have to choose.

I'm sure Bernard and Gilbert will be tough, ... I'll run the course ahead of time to get a feel for it. I'm aiming for that record. I'll have to run hard to make sure I'll break it -- close to a 100 percent effort. I'm not going to leave anything to chance.

It was all about being aggressive with our press, getting after it and finishing the game. They had two go-to players. But our heart and effort were the difference. And we need to do more than play this way at home. We need to carry this energy with us.

I was debating about whether to go with the live play or call a timeout but we got a lot of action we just didn't get it. It was a good effort. They shoot the ball very well and we fell back off of them, and 30 (Page) croaked us again.

I thought it was a good doubles. Obviously it was very tight and the third set was crucial. After that they got a bit of momentum going into the fourth set but I can't fault the effort or the performance from Greg and Andy. I don't think you can criticize the guys when they give that much.

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Jimmy has been giving a consistent effort since last fall when he started training club. He goes to high school practice and is lifting weights all the time. He's put in a solid, solid effort.

Flagstaff has been engaged for some time in long-term water sustainability planning efforts. Flagstaff has been working to identify a reliable water supply for the future, and this loan will enable the city to acquire the properties it has identified to meet its need.

Clearly, three points today, in a place that has not exactly been the easiest for us to play, is huge. It was a great team effort.

Working together will allow us to increase our market share, while more efficiently sharing the costs of marketing and distribution. If specialty producers who are not currently members of SDSPA want to be included in this effort, now is an excellent time to join the association.

We want to make sure that no bureaucratic obstacles stand in the way of these relief efforts. We are also working to ensure that regulations issued in the normal course of agency business do not have unintended consequences that might impede relief from being delivered in the aftermath of the hurricane.

That was as good an effort from any big guy we've had in a long time. We set him up to have success. He made those plays and that was the difference in the game. He hasn't made those plays with the same passes and reads. That's the way we expect him to play.

In most communities it is illegal to cry "fire" in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?

To realize lasting peace and sustainable development in human society, members of the international community have to cooperate with one another fully and make concerted efforts.

With the affairs of active human beings it is different. Here knowledge of truth alone does not suffice on the contrary this knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble which st

The innovations of the information age - laptop computers, broadband Internet service, blackberries and so forth continue to make location less relevant in the working world. Telework, by capitalizing on those technological advances, not only offers a broad range of benefits to employers and employees, but also helps reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and fuel consumption. Because of these important benefits, we need to encourage telework wherever possible by removing disincentives, and I applaud the Telework Coalition's help in that effort.

Our defensive pressure wore them down. We got some energy and some focus there with 4 minutes left in the first half. I thought it was a solid effort.

Any time you play Temple there's two numbers you have to look at right away. Turnovers and offensive rebounds. That was the whole game. I just told my team that the defensive effort was great.

We're just looking for a good effort. Realistically, every kid has a shot. If they wrestle as well as they can, they're going to make it through.

Regardless of who you're playing, you bring your (best) efforts. Playoffs are six games away now. We can't afford to be coasting.

I was pleased with the effort of the entire team throughout the Big North season. Different players stepped up when we needed them and it was no different today.

There's a bad virus going around, but it just emphasizes how well we need to take care of ourselves, and continue to come out here and play and give a good effort. It has really brought us together.

It was very short on specifics, and lacked any new initiatives. It just seemed like an effort to rally the country.

We've had a long-standing invitation with them to sit down and discuss their concerns and clear up misunderstanding about our efforts. Our objective is to promote the development of new drugs, while also making sure there is access to medicines for those with HIVAIDS and other patients, and that they'll continue to get the most effective medicines. But the FTA will not increase the price of generic and innovative drugs.

It seems to me we are losing our way in an effort to get the ratings.

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.

worth saving, but they are worth every penny of a complete rebuilding effort.

The second half I think we came out well and we played well. We got that goal and a couple of other opportunities to score but didn't put it away, but overall I thought the effort was good. We came back and showed some heart and tenacity.

Even without Barry playing, we thought we were going to have a really good season. The effort was there. I don't have a guy to accuse of not hustling or not working hard all year.

We have to keep in mind that there was an explosion that consumed oxygen, that other contaminants are present in the atmosphere inside the mine, and that the rescue effort is being done carefully to ensure there is not another explosion.

I want to know, ... if you believe what the broadcasts from home tell you. We listen to them. They get finished playing a big military number, they report that your guys are bravely holding the line 'with heroic efforts.' You believe that's true

Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing.