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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've always hated the feeling of trying to be cool or trying to fit in.

Quotes by Lauv

The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else other than himself.

Quotes by Lauv

I'm not dyeing my hair and trying to pretend I'm 40. That's not going to work for me.

Quotes by Laurence Fishburne

When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either?

Quotes by Lauren Mayberry

I sometimes have dreams that my assistant director is waking me up and trying to get me to the set.

Quotes by Lauren Cohan

I like trying to get pregnant, I'm not so sure about childbirth.

Quotes by Lauren Holly

I worked on trying to get to Mexico, which was the first thing that I really wanted to do, but a couple of my girlfriends thought that I should learn how to wrestle before I go to Mexico, so I...

Quotes by Laurel Van Ness

Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer...

Quotes by Laurell K. Hamilton

I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.

Quotes by Laura San Giacomo

As a young writer, I was sort of sailing around trying to 'find my voice' - for lack of a better term - and I was really chafing against the very minimal brand of domestic realism that I'd read so...

Quotes by Laura van den Berg

I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.

Quotes by Laura Marling

We want people to watch and consume what we do, but we are not trying to sell anything. So that does give us a freedom in a way.

Quotes by Laura Kuenssberg

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

Quotes by Lars Ulrich

Sometimes I'm successful, and sometimes I'm not, but I don't mind going down trying.

Quotes by Larry Wilmore

In my career, I'm always trying to do something different.

Quotes by Larry Wilmore

I'm not trying to prove anything for the right or the left. Which gives me freedom to make jokes about either side, too.

Quotes by Larry Wilmore

It's a tragedy. It was tragedy for Freddie Gray and the family. It was a tragedy for the city. And we're still trying to figure out how it happened and why it happened.

Quotes by Larry Hogan

Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesn't involve a woman.

Quotes by Larry David

The reason I can play loads of instruments is because I kept giving up and trying another one.

Quotes by Lapsley

And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.

Quotes by Lara Flynn Boyle

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.