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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.

It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in.

Quotes by Jim C. Hines

This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different.

Quotes by Jim Capaldi

First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations.

Quotes by Jim Coleman

There have been so few decent films involving Negroes that right away everybody expects every film to do everything. But when you make a flick, there are maybe two things you're trying to put into that flick. You can put...

Quotes by Jim Brown

The truth is that politicians are basically tied to trying to get reelected, so they can't really make landmark changes.

Quotes by Jim Brown

When I was a young girl, I wasn't always trying to have curly hair.

Quotes by Jillian Hervey

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

Quotes by Jiang Wen

I'm a fan of writing, and writing letters, because I hate when I'm trying to get a thought out, and I can't.

Quotes by Jessie Reyez

I am just trying to keep it real.

Quotes by Jessie Ware

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.

Quotes by Jewel

I do notice that I spend a lot of all my time steeped in different forms of myth, such as English folk music, for example, not really studying it necessarily, but just trying to experience it so I can recall...

Quotes by Jez Butterworth

Some movie I was in, I forget which one, some awful little movie, a reviewer said, What is Jessica Walter doing in this movie? And I said, Hello? Trying to make a living?

Quotes by Jessica Walter

The thing with physical comedy is that you have to actually try to do the thing you're trying to do - you can't fake it.

Quotes by Jessica St. Clair

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

Quotes by Jessica Lange

When I get into the studio, it's not about trying to get a good song, it's about whatever comes naturally.

Quotes by Jessica Mauboy

I wasn't the kind of kid who would get A's without even trying. I had to work to get good grades, but I was very organised about it because I always wanted to do well at everything I did. I'm...

Quotes by Jessica Ennis-Hill

I speak very quickly, even for an elected public servant. So if I fast-talk you, I'm not trying to mislead you.

Quotes by Jesse White

In life, people talk at right angles. One asks a question, and the other replies in part, then uses that part to move the conversation to something else. Everyone has an agenda, has something they're trying to say - or...

Quotes by Jesse Ball

We have got to be brave and bold and bring people with us, not try and look all ways. Trying to please everyone usually means we have pleased no one.

Quotes by Jess Phillips

White writers in many cases choose not to populate their fiction with people of color. A lot of what I'm doing is trying to write against that, not about race but against the avoidance of race that's such a dominant...

Quotes by Jess Row

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.