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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 done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt.

Quotes by Jessamyn West

I have spent my entire adult life trying to make Liberty University the world-class Christian university that was envisioned at its founding.

Quotes by Jerry Falwell, Jr.

Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.

Quotes by Jerry Harrison

I'm trying to bring a new generation into the musical theater and to create a new audience.

Quotes by Jerry Herman

When you get a little bit older, you're always trying to do something different from your siblings.

Quotes by Jerome Boateng

I am just an ordinary person trying to do an ordinary job.

Quotes by Jeremy Corbyn

I feel arrogant trying to give people advice.

Quotes by Jeremy Irvine

I think, as a woman and as somebody in the entertainment industry, we have to be careful what we're putting out there and what we're trying to say.

Quotes by Jenny Mollen

I don't have any horror stories of trying to start as a comedian and eating it constantly on stage.

Quotes by Jenny Slate

I'm always trying to bring unusual content to a different audience - a non-art-world audience.

Quotes by Jenny Holzer

Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.

Quotes by Jennifer Garner

If I print something out, I just spend all my time trying to find where I've put it down.

Quotes by Jennifer Ehle

I've endured humiliating experiences trying to get a cab in the various cities I've visited and lived in. Available taxis - as indicated by their roof lights - locked their doors with embarrassingly loud clicks as I approached. Or they've...

Quotes by Jenna Wortham

Any charity that aids or supports trying to find a cure for cancer is very close to my heart. My mom had cancer multiple times, so it's something that I can relate to.

Quotes by Jennette McCurdy

I'm not trying to be an action star, and I'm not trying to be a romantic-comedy guy.

Quotes by Jeffrey Dean Morgan

But I care about the reader, and I'm trying to keep the reader's attention for as long as I can.

Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides

Many salespeople are trying to make their quota rather than developing a deeper belief in their product or service - and even worse, they don't have a strong enough belief in themselves.

Quotes by Jeffrey Gitomer

As great of a player as Yao was, he was kind and patient with everybody. He wasn't trying to feed an image or cultivate a brand or manipulate a public persona.

Quotes by Jeff Van Gundy

'Bloodshot,' for me, was unlike anything I'd ever done before, which was really the draw of it. In addition to trying to reconnect with my earlier work, I also wanted to try to do something that was completely new and...

Quotes by Jeff Lemire

I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

Quotes by Jeff Lynne

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.