I don't know where this pressure came from. I can't blame my parents because it has always felt internal. Like any other parent, my mother celebrated the A grades and the less-than-A grades she felt there was no need to tell anybody about. But not acknowledging the effort that ended in a less than perfect result impacted me as a child. If I didn't win, then we wouldn't tell anyone that I had even competed to save us the embarrassment of acknowledging that someone else was better. Keeping the secret made me think that losing was something to be ashamed of, and that unless I was sure I was going to be the champion there was no point in trying. And there was certainly no point to just having fun.
Portia de RossiTags: success effort perfection competition pressure portia-de-rossi unbearable-lightness
As Henry Moore carved
or modelled his sculpture every day,
he strove to surpass Donatello
4. and failed, but woke the next morning
elated for another try.
Tags: art success poetry poem failure effort trying sculpture donatello henry-moore sculpting
Don't put your all into someone if they treat you like dirt.
Raven SymoneToleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
Helen KellerTags: acceptance patience struggle wise effort toleration
If you're going to do something, strive to do it better than anyone else. Do it all the way. If you're going to half-ass it, why bother?
Ashly LorenzanaTags: life goals accomplishment effort performance standards superior extreme
Nothing is for free, even in heaven.
Toba BetaWork hard, put maximum effort, and have a good attitude. Most importantly never give up.
Ana MonnarHe knew that all the hazards and perils were now drawing together to a point: the next day would be a day of doom, the day of final effort or disaster, the last gasp.
J.R.R. TolkienTags: future doom effort end conclusion
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.
Richard Brinsley SheridanTags: individualism effort critical-thinking
People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It's too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies.
Haruki MurakamiTags: life death sincerity effort regrets fragile
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