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  • The strips are nearly effortless unless I am really emotionally upset, a wreck. -- Lynda Barry
  • The Difference Between Dreams & Success Is, Dreams Need Effortless Sleep & Success Needs Sleepless Efforts -- Akon
  • L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card. -- Geoff Mulgan
  • A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed, a-little-bit-of-scruff, effortless, not-trying-hard-but-still-sexy guy. If a guy spends more time looking in the mirror than I do, that's problem! -- Nina Dobrev
  • Usually a song being hard to write is a sign that the song isn't good enough. It should be like a good kiss. Effortless and smooth. -- Oh Land
  • Effortless [performance] and improvisation are two different things. Just because it's improvised doesn't mean it's effortless and just because it's effortless doesn't necessarily mean it's improvised. -- Christoph Waltz
  • Macrame is effortless. -- Catherine Malandrino
  • Love is effortless attention. -- Guy Finley
  • Being effortless is the coolest thing in the world -- Stella McCartney
  • Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. -- Warren Buffett
  • It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant. -- Katarina Witt
  • Keeping the mind happy makes work effortless. This is the skill for productivity! -- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
  • To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements. -- Johnny Weir
  • It's just my aesthetic: to want to feel a bit undone, effortless but not without style. -- Yigal Azrouel
  • Stick around long enough to be someone's friend. Because true friendship, once recognized, in its essence is effortless. -- Vera Nazarian
  • Our ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted. -- Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
  • My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh. -- Jessica Ennis
  • I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was. -- Peggy Fleming
  • Luxury must have that over-the-top attitude but be effortless at the same time, that's what feels chic to me. -- Stefano Pilati
  • Real change happens bit by bit. It takes great effort to become effortless at anything. There are no quick fixes. -- Geneen Roth
  • What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look. -- Sara Blakely
  • It is very difficult to make the ideas in my head come to life, but what is harder is making them look effortless. -- Tim Walker
  • Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? -- Richard Russo
  • I think all girls in the world wish they were a Parisian girl - that sort of effortless chic confidence and comfort in their own skin. -- Natalie Portman
  • Their [cats] effortless passing between the wild and domestic worlds suggests the kind of grace we need as a species to move between nature and culture. -- Richard Mabey
  • Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations and effortless delights. -- Roger Ebert
  • The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me. -- Chili Davis
  • I think the 'Lethal Weapon' movies contain my favorite performances. It sounds really crummy, I know, but although the work doesn't look hard, it's difficult to create 'effortless' on screen. -- Mel Gibson
  • Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit, or don't fit the wearer's personality, don't help. -- Heidi Klum
  • I started Transcendental Meditation in 1973 and have not missed a single meditation ever since. Twice a day, every day. It has given me effortless access to unlimited reserves of energy, creativity and happiness deep within. -- David Lynch
  • Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person. -- Connie Willis
  • Two people who I think have the world's most perfect skin are Cate Blanchett and Kate Bosworth. Maybe there's something to being named Kate, I don't know, but those two just seem to be effortless, yet completely, ethereally gorgeous. -- Sophia Bush
  • The key for hipsters is that they usually try really hard, but the important thing is they want to come across like they don't try. To make it look effortless. I don't mind. It really fits New York, the hipster look. -- Henrik Lundqvist
  • I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard. -- Richard Russo
  • I tend to like to make my statements more in fashion than in beauty, because what I normally respond to is when someone looks really effortless and deconstructed, beauty-wise, and they're fashion is really grand. Someone like Kate Moss is a great example. -- Blake Lively
  • Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless, but there is a lot of work. It's exactly like doing ballet. It's hours and hours, but when you go onstage, it's just the pleasure of dancing. -- Carine Roitfeld
  • What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen. -- Stanley Donen
  • If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless. -- Alice Waters
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  • No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle. -- Dee Dee Myers
  • The inmost significance of the exaggerated value which is set upon hard work appears to be this: man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless; he can only enjoy, with a good conscience, what he has acquired with toil and trouble; he refused to have anything as a gift. -- Josef Pieper
  • There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself.' I guess it's kind of a compliment. Or people say, 'Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.' The work is to make it look effortless. That's the hard part. -- Matthew McConaughey
  • You have to read scripts and audition and develop relationships. It takes a long time to develop a body of work but over the last 25 years I guess I've done that many movies. In hindsight it may seem effortless, but there's a lot of work that goes into it. -- Harry Connick, Jr.
  • I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice. -- Russell Simmons
  • The essential and defining characteristic of childhood is not the effortless merging of dream and reality, but only alienation. There are no words for childhood's dark turns and exhalations. A wise child recognizes it and submits to the necessary consequences. A child who counts the cost is a child no longer. -- Stephen King
  • The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently enjoyed triumphs. Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. After a heady experience of that kind, normally sensible people drift into behavior akin to that of Cinderella at the ball. -- Warren Buffett
  • Cooking Lucky' is a show for guys - or girls - or really for anyone who is all thumbs in the kitchen and needs some help cooking meals that are so incredibly impressive they make it look like you've been slaving in the kitchen all day when in reality, they are so effortless to put together that even a moron can do it. -- Eden Riegel
  • Looking effortless takes a lot of effort, -- Alexa Chung
  • Designing was an effortless exercise and something I always enjoyed. -- Mary McFadden
  • Loving you is just like breathing, as effortless, and as lovely. -- Margaret Mead
  • We spend a lot of effort trying to make things look effortless. -- Alexander Isley
  • when something is right, it will feel easier and much more effortless -- Sherry Argov
  • Embrace an effortless a-line silhouette in the seasons must have indigo shades. -- Lubov Azria
  • Love is action. It's clear, it's kind, it's effortless, and it's irresistible. -- Byron Katie
  • It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless. -- Norman Foster
  • Dean Magraw so liquid, lyrical and effortless it's like listening to a dancer. -- Steve Tibbetts
  • When we are aligned, everything can flow, and life and yoga becomes effortless. -- Rebecca Hall
  • Sometimes not talking is effortless, and other times it's more exhausting than lifting pianos. -- Steve Toltz
  • Self-realization is effortless. What you are trying to find is what you already are. -- Ramesh S Balsekar
  • When you are an artist, you want your audience to think its effortless and easy. -- Charles Fleischer
  • Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless -- Zaha Hadid
  • What stands in the way of effortless effort is caring, or a conscious attempt to do well. -- Joe Hyams
  • Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic. -- Francisco Costa
  • Whenever I've worn trousers or a suit, it always makes me feel sexy but effortless and confident. -- Sophie Cookson
  • Mozart's music always sounds unburdened, effortless, and light. This is why it unburdens, releases, and liberates us. -- Karl Barth
  • My daily style is easy and effortless - I don't like to take too much time getting ready. -- Kourtney Kardashian
  • It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work. -- Tom Petty
  • Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless. -- Thomas S. Monson
  • Channel a bohemian state of mind with an effortless dress paired with a must have embroidered moto jacket. -- Lubov Azria
  • I always love watching those natural actors like Bill Cosby, Raven-Symone and Shia LaBeouf - just effortless actors. -- Jacob Latimore
  • Happy in all that ragged, loose collapse of water, the fountain, its effortless descent and flatteries of spray... -- Richard Wilbur
  • You are the Golden Witnessing Screen. Meditation is the effortless effort to keep that screen clean, clear and perfect. -- Amit Ray
  • The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless. -- Josh Beckett
  • Once you realize how effortless the highest way of life is, it takes tremendous effort to assume the opposite. -- Lester Levenson
  • When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life. -- Ramana Maharshi
  • When we harness the natural force of harmony, joy, and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease. -- Deepak Chopra
  • You can't suddenly say, 'I want a brand new habit tomorrow,' and expect it to be easy and effortless. -- Charles Duhigg
  • What is the worth of a happiness for which you must strive and work? Real happiness is spontaneous and effortless. -- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
  • Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached. -- Patanjali
  • To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport. -- Tenzin Palmo
  • I love Drake -- he is very talented and I like his effortless attitude in terms of his style and music. -- Italo Zucchelli
  • [Dean Martin] my favourite out of everyone because there is a grace that he brings. What he did seemed so effortless. -- Michael Buble
  • The act of 'letting go' is actually very easy - it's effortless. Thinking about, talking about, and contemplating 'letting go' is hard. -- Mike Brown
  • Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again. -- Simon Sinek
  • The language must be careful and must appear effortless. It must not sweat. It must suggest and be provocative at the same time. -- Toni Morrison
  • People want to feel effortless about their clothes. I don't always get it, I make a lot of mistakes, but that's my goal. -- Keith Michael
  • When I'm running fast, I don't feel anything, it's effortless, it's like my feet don't even touch the ground, it's like I'm flying. -- Evelyn Ashford
  • Ranting about her being hard to understand? Wait until you lose her. You will clearly understand, what an effortless power a woman has! -- Manasa Rao Saarloos
  • At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over. -- Laura Hillenbrand
  • I love French style from the Thirties and Forties. French movie stars like Jean Gabin and Yves Montand had so much natural, effortless style. -- Vincent Cassel
  • Imagination is as effortless as perception, unless we think it might be â??wrongâ??, which is what our education encourages us to believe. -- Keith Johnstone
  • Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward... -- Martha Beck
  • To me, what's sexy is when you look like you're having a good time. That, and when you look effortless and have messy hair, -- Kate Upton
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  • The times when I am running the best are when it feels effortless. The body is on autopilot, doing what you have trained it to do. -- Perdita Felicien
  • It's [music composition] the most effortless thing in the world because you don't do anything. I hate to say it like that, but it's the truth. -- Michael Jackson
  • But every spiteful word she ever wrote him was effortless love clenched in her fists. Her heart screaming for stability in this fiery game of desire. -- Coco J. Ginger
  • I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless but still chic! -- Liya Kebede
  • My style icon has always been my mom. I feel like she was always sophisticated and effortless and looked really well put together without trying too hard. -- Bella Heathcote
  • I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic! -- Liya Kebede
  • I feel grateful that the person I end up working with a lot is Paul Rudd. He's a prince among men, and so talented, and generous, and effortless. -- Kathryn Hahn
  • When you know in your bones that your body is a sacred gift, you move in the world with an effortless grace. Gratitude and humility rise up spontaneously. -- Debbie Ford
  • Love springs from the heart. It is pure. And, that is what makes it effortless. If it must be good, it has to be felt with the heart. -- Gladys Adevey
  • Looking effortless takes a lot of effort. When I get new Converse I dedicate some time at home to shoving mud on them so they don't look squeaky clean. -- Alexa Chung
  • A little black dress is something to rely on. To fill you with confidence and ease. To have an attitude that is pure and effortless, yet sexy and classy. -- Stella McCartney
  • Meditation is not a technique to master; it is the highest form of prayer, a naked act of love and effortless surrender into the silent abyss beyond all knowing -- Adyashanti
  • When we become quiet and introduce our intentions into the field of pure potentiality, we harness the universe's infinite organizing power, which can manifest our desires with effortless ease. -- Deepak Chopra
  • Some photographers shoot hundreds of pictures in a row and you need to be able to move from pose to pose very quickly while trying to make it look effortless. -- Jamie Eason
  • I really enjoy being the child's 'welcoming committee' and to help someone usher his or her spirit into the world in a very peaceful way is very effortless to me. -- Erykah Badu
  • To move forward simply set your intentions, be grateful for what you have, be open to what is possible, and the rest just happens as a beautiful and effortless flow. -- Bryant H. McGill
  • Life as a Divine Creator is effortless. You don't have to do things to make them happen; you call forth people, situations, and events from an inner decision of being. -- Melanie
  • I don't write poetry for the page because my inclination in that area is satisfied by songwriting. "Ornamental Hermit" was a comparatively effortless song to write, which is rare for me. -- David Grubbs
  • No grant of feudal privilege has ever equaled, for effortless return, that of the grandparent who bought and endowed his descendants with a thousand shares of General Motors or General Electric. -- John Kenneth Galbraith
  • The conscious principle in this design has been to achieve forms that could create experiences, and that could at the same time welcome everyone's experiences with the serenity of an effortless development. -- Gae Aulenti
  • Merilyn Simonds maintains an effortless balance between the dictates of story and memory . . .these aren't just the stories of one life; here are the patterns found in all our lives, richly celebrated. -- Gail Anderson-Dargatz
  • I grew up riding horses and on the beach and I never really wore makeup and my mom showed that as an example. She wore makeup, just in a beautiful, effortless way. -- Gigi Hadid
  • I like to mix British classics, like a great trench, with fun vintage pieces I find in New York. L.A. style is often very relaxed and comfortable, and I appreciate that effortless feel. -- Harley Viera-Newton
  • I bumped into my cousin after she'd shaved her hair very short, and she looked incredible. She seemed so effortless and cool, and I wanted that. And, I've had it like that ever since. -- Laura Mvula
  • It was our basic Irish summer day, irritatingly coy, all sun and skidding clouds and jackknifing breeze, ready at any second to make an effortless leap into bucketing rain or blazing sun or both. -- Tana French
  • To move forward, simply set your intentions, be grateful for what you have, be open to what is possible, and the rest will happen, as a beautiful and effortless journey of cooperation and listening. -- Bryant McGill
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