Sentence examples for pushing oneself from inspiring English sources

Sometimes collective politics means simply looking out for the weakest rather than pushing oneself up to bellow with the strongest.

Now he keeps two books on his desk: the teachings of Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher who espoused dispassion and self-discipline, and "The Strenuous Life," by Theodore Roosevelt, an ode to pushing oneself as hard as possible.

VINCE LOMBARDI The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

Toughness is acquired through hard work, sacrifice and pushing oneself to the limit.

Any human can develop mental toughness by setting goals, pushing oneself a little harder, and working for small victories.

Not just any effort, but persistent, intensive effort that comes with focusing on overcoming errors by pushing oneself to the edge of one's knowledge and skills.

Work can be controlled: one can study harder, research deeper, push oneself further.

In 24-hour racing, the goal is not to shave seconds from one's time while running toward a finite distance, but to push oneself a few miles more before the clock runs out.

One can only "push" oneself for so long until his or her willpower begins to fizzle out.

These various legislative developments push oneself to question whether and to what extent the farmers' privilege should be recalibrated in order to maintain its initial rationale and ensure the survival of mass selection endeavours.

We always want to see that the individual pushed oneself to broaden their skill set and is working toward developing the tools they'll need to be successful in our department and industry.