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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.

Everyone goes through a weirdness as a young person, especially in college, when you're trying to figure things out.

Quotes by Jon Hamm

All over the world copyright holders are trying to limit consumers' rights. We cannot have that.

Quotes by Jon Johansen

I didn't enjoy fighting. All I cared about was trying to beat the scale. Once that got to a point where I couldn't compete with the scale anymore, I was like, 'I'm done.'

Quotes by Johny Hendricks

The idea of trying to fight against extremism was written off as naive.

Quotes by Joichi Ito

I bumped into Mike Epps in a barber shop. I was in the Warner Brothers studios trying to find my way for an audition and director Jordan Peele was just standing talking in a corner, so I had to introduce...

Quotes by Joivan Wade

You have to write the story that's at the front of your head. There is no point in trying to write for the market; it won't ring true.

Quotes by Jojo Moyes

Look, I'm not trying to be critical when I'm on the air.

Quotes by Johnny Miller

NXT in my head is something I'm trying to help build, get it to its peak. I will do whatever I have to: I will strap NXT to my back and carry it up a cliff if I have to.

Quotes by Johnny Gargano

Lyft came out of a hackathon project where we were trying to figure out what does Zimride look like on mobile.

Quotes by John Zimmer

You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.

Quotes by Johnny Bench

It is very different trying to help a community organization than trying to sell yourself or sell a product.

Quotes by John W. Rogers, Jr.

I was trying to support a family with writing. I didn't have a private income. I had no other profession.

Quotes by John Updike

I'm trying to get the terrorist out of the bugaboo category and into the category of a fellow human being.

Quotes by John Updike

The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.

Quotes by John Sununu

Saddam Hussein played a terrible game of trying to deceive the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. Everyone bought it. The United States called him on his braggadocio, and we are all paying for the results - especially...

Quotes by John Shimkus

I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.

Quotes by John Shirley

I already have legitimacy as a filmmaker and now I'm trying to do stuff that's just fun. Until I find a cool tangible subject again that I want to tackle.

Quotes by John Singleton

I took a workshop from him a few months after that. That experience changed my whole approach to photography. At that workshop in Yosemite in 1973 I decided I wanted to try and see if I could pursue this for...

Quotes by John Sexton

I am trying to understand what it means to be a Christian without being religious.

Quotes by John Shelby Spong

Most people who are trying to write kind of sit in their basements and pull it out of their imaginations.

Quotes by John Sandford

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.