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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.

I'm so trying to give up meat.

Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld

I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself.

Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld

I'm trying to get hold of them... the trouble is a lot of the companies that recorded and produced the albums went bust, so I don't know where to get the masters.

Quotes by Cy Coleman

Yes, I love Chicago in many ways, but I'm definitely not trying to fit, you know, the drill Chicago rapper.

Quotes by Cupcakke

Our enemies and our would-be enemies are working very hard at cyberterrorism... They're trying to level the playing field because they know they can't beat us tank for tank, plane for plane.

Quotes by Curt Weldon

Odell is going to grow up. That why's he is bringing other people in his life so he can grow up. If he wasn't trying to grow up, he wouldn't be calling Cris Carter.

Quotes by Cris Carter

You get drafted, you perform like a Pro Bowler, then they pay you. But there's certain teams in this league, that's not what they're trying to do.

Quotes by Cris Carter

When I first moved to L.A. as a dancer, all I wanted to do was dance. I never even considered trying to act or direct.

Quotes by Cris Judd

I have this idea of trying to catalog all the genes on the planet.

Quotes by Craig Venter

The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's part of the charm of them - so it was just trying to keep that in mind and keep the energy of the story moving,...

Quotes by Craig McCracken

So what I do is supervise the boarding process trying to get the shows the way I'd like them to be. And in some cases I've completely redone a board myself even though I'm not credited for it.

Quotes by Craig McCracken

Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another.

Quotes by Courteney Cox

I'm trying not to go through that midlife dip that artists tend to have.

Quotes by Cornelia Parker

I'm trying to be better for my son. And regretting every moment that I'm not spending with him.

Quotes by Cory Barlog

People are always trying to draw simplistic dialectics that can capture things.

Quotes by Cory Booker

Answers are what we are trying to get at; search is a process by which you may be able to get answers, but it's not the end goal. It's a mechanism.

Quotes by Conrad Wolfram

I learned so much about the toxicity of our environment while trying to get pregnant, I didn't want to do anything to mess up the kid now that she was finally here.

Quotes by Constance Marie

In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Quotes by Constance Zimmer

I think it's easier to identify with guys who are just trying to make a living and working day to day.

Quotes by Connor Paolo

I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.

Quotes by Conor McGregor

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.