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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.

Androgyny is not trying to manage the relationship between the opposites; it is simply flowing between them.

Quotes by June Singer

I'm not worried about trying to guarantee a fight for the belt, because that's automatic; it will happen.

Quotes by Junior dos Santos

For anyone who has that calling and is trying also to make a living at it, it is really hard.

Quotes by Julie Gold

I'm an actress and I want to act, and I'm a mom and I want to be with my kids, and it's trying to find a way to do both.

Quotes by Julianne Nicholson

I'm not an activist. I'm trying to get off the whole atheist racket.

Quotes by Julia Sweeney

I'm always trying to do anything between comedy and horror.

Quotes by Julian Barratt

There's always a little bit of friction when you're trying to democratize an industry.

Quotes by Julia Hartz

I'm happy that I worked alone on 'Tragedy,' but it's obvious that I was trying to create something much bigger than I could do on my own.

Quotes by Julia Holter

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in.

Quotes by Judith Light

My first published writings were trying to take scientific concepts and make them clear for a general audience.

Quotes by Judith Viorst

I'm an e-mail junkie though I'm trying to read my in-box only twice a day and to answer all at once.

Quotes by Judy Blume

When one set of Jews labels another set of Jews 'anti-Semitic,' they are trying to monopolize the right to speak in the name of the Jews. So the allegation of anti-Semitism is actually a cover for an intra-Jewish quarrel.

Quotes by Judith Butler

I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets.

Quotes by Judd Apatow

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Quotes by Judd Gregg

I am trying to be a lot more careful - and to not miss easy balls.

Quotes by Judd Trump

There is a company in Barcelona called Headless, and I was a huge fan. I love their style. I had been trying to work with them for years. 'A Monster Calls' was the perfect project to work on with them.

Quotes by Juan Antonio Bayona

Does it bother me that I'm attached to 'Three's Company' 30 years after? Not at all. All we were trying to do was be funny. How can I complain? That's all I wanted to do.

Quotes by Joyce DeWitt

Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement.

Quotes by Josie Maran

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

Quotes by Joshua Lederberg

At Harvard, direct cinema was the core of the film department, and most of the students were trying to make socially conscious works, but I was trying to combine fiction and non-fiction to show how our seemingly factual world is...

Quotes by Joshua Oppenheimer

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.