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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.

The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is.

Quotes by Lenny Bruce

I am trying to get closer to God.

Quotes by Lenny Kravitz

I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.

Quotes by Leo Baekeland

I have learned that trying to guess what the boss or the client wants is the most debilitating of all influences in the creation of good advertising.

Quotes by Leo Burnett

Windows were the first thing we made ourselves. Other products, such as cement and plasterboard, came later. Some of the factories we actually built because of union blockades trying to stop us getting supplies.

Quotes by Len Buckeridge

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

Quotes by Leila Josefowicz

The stardom thing happened and now I'm trying to make a comeback, if you want to call it that.

Quotes by Leif Garrett

Bad guys have always been my bag... I look mean without even trying.

Quotes by Lee Van Cleef

It's such a psychological and mental game, golf, that the smallest wrong thing at the wrong time can distract you from what you're trying to achieve.

Quotes by Lee Westwood

Usually my records are made trying to capture the essence of a band playing in a room.

Quotes by Lee Ranaldo

Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula.

Quotes by Lee Konitz

When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury.

Quotes by Lee Myung-bak

I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.

Quotes by Lech Walesa

I went from off-off Broadway. I would direct plays in Baldwin Hills. Almost Tyler Perry-like, really trying to express myself in that and not really knowing how to, knowing acting in story, but not really knowing how to technically hold...

Quotes by Lee Daniels

Men stop trying after a while and get lazy.

Quotes by Leah Remini

I don't earn my money from trying to hurt people or get in the tabloids.

Quotes by LeAnn Rimes

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

Quotes by Lawrence Timmons

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.

Quotes by Lawrence Welk

I am naturally centre-left so the areas of education there are things on which I could work quite closely with Labour on... For example, on trying in Parliament to abolish SATs, I would be the first one through the gates.

Quotes by Layla Moran

There's Hezbollah, there's Hamas, there is a whole range of terrorist targets out there related to Palestine and to Israel that we ought to be trying to deal with. And there's a great deal of targets in the Philippines, Indonesia....

Quotes by Lawrence Eagleburger

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.