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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 just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.

Quotes by Calvin Johnson

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out.

Quotes by Calvin Trillin

I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before.

Quotes by Cameron Diaz

As an actor, you pay attention very closely to everything that happens to you, and you're constantly watching others as well, trying to just find out where everything comes from.

Quotes by Caleb Landry Jones

I'm always trying to get better. There's always room for improvement.

Quotes by Cain Velasquez

Going from a child actor to an adult actor is not an easy thing, and I was sort of lost in a no man's land for a while, trying to figure out who I was as a person, and going...

Quotes by C. Thomas Howell

There is a rampant tendency in any industry where someone is trying to sell something with a bunch of data, where they cherry pick a little bit... bias a little bit. This becomes quite easy when there is an enormous...

Quotes by Burt Rutan

What lots of people have been trying to do ever since is find what's beyond the current Standard Model. So far, it has stood impervious to all attacks.

Quotes by Burton Richter

What we're really after is trying to understand what's in the mind of God.

Quotes by Burton Richter

I'm trying to set up opportunities for myself so that I don't only have one outlet to go through and rely upon as far as a support system financially, emotionally and mentally.

Quotes by Busta Rhymes

You can be in Ohio and shoot your own web series, if you want. If this had been around when I was in high school, I can guarantee you that my friends and I would have been shooting our own...

Quotes by Busy Philipps

I'm not trying to stump anybody... it's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in.

Quotes by Buddy Holly

There were questions I didn't have the answers to, and I was trying to figure it out. I remember staying up until 4 A.M. reading the Bible and praying.

Quotes by Burgess Owens

I'm not trying to take over the world, but I find it really rewarding to write, and I thrive on learning.

Quotes by Bryce Dessner

I'm not trying to fit in with nobody. I'm just me.

Quotes by Bryce Harper

People always ask 'Why is Bubba different?' They're just trying to figure it out.

Quotes by Bubba Watson

When actors first come up, you're auditioning for everything - you're trying to sniff it out like a pig with a truffle and you would do anything!

Quotes by Bryan Cranston

If you're trying to make a recipe that you're not even going to bother tasting, you're doing something wrong.

Quotes by Bryan Fuller

I don't think of my music in terms of a career. I just want to get it out there and do it. I'm not manipulating my sound to be like anybody or trying to write to sound like anybody else.

Quotes by Bryan Greenberg

When trying to teach someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary and more from the way the boundary was established.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

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.