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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 trying to learn things behind the camera and what a producer does and shadowing the directors.

Quotes by Chandra Wilson

I'm trying to do different music, and I'm trying to be out of the box.

Quotes by Chanel West Coast

I don't listen to music while writing; it seems to me I'm trying to make my own kind of music, and to have anything else going on is just noisy interference.

Quotes by Chang-Rae Lee

I believe Obama is a lot of fun when he's not trying to keep our economy together.

Quotes by Channing Tatum

I'm just a brother trying to figure it all out.

Quotes by Charlamagne tha God

I'm not really interested in being a superhero. That's not a box I've been trying to check off.

Quotes by Chadwick Boseman

Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

Quotes by Chaka Khan

If you're trying to get to profitability by lowering costs as a startup, then you are in a very precarious and difficult position.

Quotes by Chamath Palihapitiya

When I was going out and trying to fully give glory to God, in my setting, I feared that people would be dismissive of it, like, 'This is Christian rap. I'm not trying to hear it.' But it's the total...

Quotes by Chance The Rapper

I'm just trying to be an example for all the young artists that are becoming artists every day and working on their craft and trying to help them avoid the pitfalls of the upper management in music and the non-music...

Quotes by Chance The Rapper

I'm the first one to always criticize myself, and I'm trying to find ways to get better.

Quotes by Cesaro

For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the...

Quotes by Chad Hugo

Facebook and Twitter have a ton of information they're trying to make sense of.

Quotes by Chad Hurley

As long as I can remember, I was drawing or trying to create something.

Quotes by Chad Hurley

I'm all about leaving a legacy behind and trying to cement myself as one of the greats. I don't just want to be remembered as the guy who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics - a one-hit wonder...

Quotes by Chad le Clos

I've had to spend an awful lot of my life trying to pretend I'm not posh. Although once I open my mouth, I rather let things out the bag.

Quotes by Celia Imrie

In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.

Quotes by Cathy Guisewite

How do you fight when you're trying to pull somebody's arms off or twist their head off? That makes for a different kind of fight.

Quotes by Catherine Hardwicke

You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.

Quotes by Cate Blanchett

I've always been a collaborator. For me, it's, 'What's the issue I'm trying to solve? Who are the people we need to bring around the table to solve it?'

Quotes by Catherine Cortez-Masto

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.