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Trying Quotes

Sometimes the effort matters more than the outcome.

This collection finds humor and sincerity in the act of trying - baseball becoming enjoyable again only after quitting the attempt to play it, and a small reading ritual used to get through a demanding project. Related reading in I Am Quotes.

What I'm saying is that, unlike a lot of portrayals of me, I'm not hiding behind the sunglasses. I'm out there working. I'm not trying to sell anybody anything, but I do realize we're entertainers.

Quotes by David Duval

I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

Quotes by David Duval

I've just been working hard, trying to get some good stuff to come out.

Quotes by David Duval

It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.

Quotes by David Cross

I sat there in awe that some guy overseas, trying to protect our interests, was using a silly comedy as a survival tool. My brain had an explosion. I was really moved by that.

Quotes by David Denman

People are trying to figure out what American food is; it's certainly an amalgamation.

Quotes by David Chang

I'm not trying to bring New York to Toronto. I want to understand Toronto better.

Quotes by David Chang

I'm just constantly trying to be a good dad.

Quotes by David Charvet

I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age.

Quotes by David Chipperfield

In innovation, you're trying to create something from nothing.

Quotes by David Cohen

And thought struggles against the results, trying to avoid those unpleasant results while keeping on with that way of thinking. That is what I call 'sustained incoherence.

Quotes by David Bohm

Thought is constantly creating problems that way and then trying to solve them. But as it tries to solve them it makes it worse because it doesn't notice that it's creating them, and the more it thinks, the more problems...

Quotes by David Bohm

Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.

Quotes by David Brock

The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to...

Quotes by David Attenborough

Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?

Quotes by David Baldacci

It took me ten years to write a proper story. I floundered about trying to shape something, counting on the 'feeling' I had as I wrote, only to discover upon rereading my work that the feeling had disappeared, and what...

Quotes by David Bergen

Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.

Quotes by David Alan Basche

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

Quotes by David Alan Grier

I was trying to find out what it was that everybody else understood without giving up my stubborn and hard-won lack of understanding.

Quotes by David Antin

I'm trying figuring out how to be the best person I can be. But it's been a process of trial and error.

Quotes by David Arquette

Frequently Asked Questions

What different situations involve 'trying' in these quotes?
They range from quitting the attempt to play a sport, to trying to make a film while reading Jane Austen on breaks, to trying to comply with tax obligations, to always trying to find creative inspiration.
Is there a quote about giving up trying to play a sport?
Yes. One speaker jokes that "Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it," suggesting a career benefited more from stepping back than continuing to play. For more first-person humor, see Me quotes.
Is there a quote about reading during a break from filming?
Yes - one speaker recalls trying to make 'Metropolitan' and reading "a page of two of Jane Austen as a palate-cleanser" during breaks. Browse Like quotes for more personal anecdotes.
Is there a quote about trying to comply with taxes?
Yes. One speaker says, "I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply," describing an ongoing effort to stay compliant. For more on consistent effort, see Always quotes.
Is there a quote about trying to find creative inspiration?
Yes - one speaker says they're "always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things." For more first-person creative reflections, see I Am quotes.

Other lines cover the ongoing effort to stay compliant with obligations and to keep finding fresh inspiration from other artists. Continue with Always Quotes or Me Quotes.