“There are times when you get hit upon, Try hard but you cannot give. Other times you'd gladly part, With what you need to live”

— Robert Hunter

"Built to Last"
Built to Last (1989)

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American musician 1941–2019

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“It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit…and keep moving forward.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2008)

“If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.”

Idries Shah book Reflections

Source: Reflections

“Accomplishment is something you cannot buy. If you have a chance and don’t make the most of it, you are wasting your time on this earth. It is not what you do in baseball or sports, but how hard you try. Win or lose, I try my best”

Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) Puerto Rican baseball player

Clemente's oft-cited "wasting your time on this earth" admonition, but in a context quite distinct from that of its ubiquitous counterpart (which is likewise contained in this speech—see below); from the opening of his Tris Speaker Memorial Award acceptance speech, delivered on January 29, 1971; as quoted in "800 Turn Out for Baseball Dinner" by Joe Heiling (The Houston Post, January 30, 1971, p. 1-B) and "Post Time: Clemente's Catch Proves Point" by Houston Post sports editor Clark Nealon (The Houston Post, June 18, 1971, p. 5-D).
Other, <big><big>1970s</big></big>, <big>1971</big>
Context: I am a very proud person. Baseball has helped send my brothers and nephews to school. But more than that, baseball has become my whole life. Accomplishment is something you cannot buy. If you have a chance and don’t make the most of it, you are wasting your time on this earth. It is not what you do in baseball or sports, but how hard you try. Win or lose, I try my best.

“You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.”

Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.

Interview with Inc. Magazine for its "The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award" (1 April 1989) http://www.inc.com/magazine/19890401/5602.html
1980s
Variant: You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.