Half Hearted Quotes

• I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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  Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.

  C. S. Lewis

  Strong, Desire, Mud Puddles

  C. S. Lewis (2009). “Weight of Glory”, p.26, Harper Collins

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• There are no half-hearted champions.

  John C. Maxwell

  Champion, Half, Hearted

  John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.176, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• A half-hearted spirit has no power. Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Average people enter into their endeavors headlong and without care.

  Epictetus

  Motivational, Determination, Average

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• Christ did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us a passion for good deeds. Christian purity is not the mere avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of good.

  John Piper

  Christian, Passion, Evil

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• I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Positive, Basketball

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.

  Jay Inslee

  Effort, Half, Hearted

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• The great barrier to worship among God's people is not that we are always seeking our own satisfaction, but that our seeking is so weak and half-hearted that we settle for little sips at broken cisterns when the fountain of life is just over the next hill.

  John Piper

  People, Broken, Half

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• It takes great effort to follow the rules of a pull system ... thus a half-hearted introduction of a pull system brings a hundred harms and not a single gain.

  Taiichi Ohno

  Effort, Half, Gains

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• Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure.

  Edward Abbey

  Adventure, Climbing, Half

  "Saving Nature's Legacy : Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity" by Reed F. Noss, Allen Y. Cooperrider, and Rodger Schlickeisen, (p. 338), 1994.

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• One solitary God-centered, God-intoxicated man can do more to keep God's love alive and His presence felt in the world than a thousand half-hearted, talkative busy men living frightened, fragmented lives of quiet desperation.

  Robert McNamara

  Faith, Inspiration, Men

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• The most striking difference between little ones and grownups is that little ones cannot worry, and they cannot worry because they have no past and no future. They live only in the present moment. Just watch children. If they play, they play and don't even hear us call them and don't notice anything that is going on around them. If they eat, they eat; if they sleep, they sleep. There is a beautiful English word which describes how they do whatever they do, they do it 'whole-heartedly', whereas grownups always are half-hearted.

  Maria von Trapp

  Beautiful, Children, Sleep

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• The great thing in hitting is, not to be half-hearted about it; but when you make up your mind to hit, to do it as if the whole match depended upon that particular stroke.

  W. G. Grace

  Mind, Half, Hitting

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• Heaven is too busy to listen to half-hearted prayers or to respond to pop-calls.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Heaven, Half

  Edward McKendree Bounds (1920). “Purpose in Prayer”, p.38, CCEL

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• We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us.

  C. S. Lewis

  Sex, Ambition, Joy

  C. S. Lewis (2009). “Weight of Glory”, p.26, Harper Collins

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• Against the backdrop of people who avoid work, cut corners, and do half-hearted jobs, a diligent man stands out. Practicing diligence is an excellent way to stand out for Christ at home, in the workplace, and even at church. Today, complete each one of your tasks, however big or small, with diligence.

  David Jeremiah

  Jobs, Home, Cutting

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• Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.

  Ovid

  Prayer, Half, Fortune

  Ovid (1994). “Metamorphoses: books I-VIII”

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• God doesn't want religious duty. He doesn't want a distracted, half-hearted, 'Fine, I'll read a chapter...now are You happy?' attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.

  Francis Chan

  Religious, Attitude, Night

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.142, David C Cook

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• How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol ? [thundering applause] Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve.

  Jay Leno

  Night, Government, Idols

  "The Tonight Show", February 1, 2006.

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• When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion.

  Pat Riley

  Teamwork, Greatness, Erosion

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• Destiny is another name for humanity's half-hearted yet persistent search for death. Again and again peoples have had the chance to live and show what would happen if human life were irrigated by continual happiness; and they have preferred to blow up the canals and perish of drought.

  Rebecca West

  Blow, Destiny, Names

  Rebecca West (2010). “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia”, p.545, Open Road Media

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• Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

  Abdul Kalam

  Congratulations, Heart, Half

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.45, Universities Press

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• Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.

  Sebastian Coe

  Winning, Order, Focus

  "The Winning Mind: What it takes to become a true champion". Book by Sebastian Coe, January 3, 2010.

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• I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, I can expect half-hearted results. Most people get it the honest way by setting their goals and committing themselves to achieving their goals. That's the only way I did it anyway. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Teamwork, Winning, Games

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