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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.

If I had been trying to take the job away from him in a sneaky, underhand manner, then I deserved all I got. But it was the other way around. I was trying to get him the job.

Quotes by Ian St. John

Trying to take the credit for Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, who had been at the club since they were eight. Can you believe it? I can't.

Quotes by Ian St. John

I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.

Quotes by Ian Williams

We're trying to always expand Smosh and make Smosh a big thing.

Quotes by Ian Hecox

The Beatles were great; we know that. But we were trying to do a new thing. Why do we need to recreate the Sixties?

Quotes by Ian Brown

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

Quotes by Ian Fleming

We had a lot of difficulty in getting the French to accept the pyramid. They thought we were trying to import a piece of Egypt until I pointed out that their obelisk was also from Egypt and the Place des...

Quotes by I. M. Pei

Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.

Quotes by Iain Banks

I don't really do themes. I might accidentally, but themes are an emergent phenomena of the writing of the book, of just trying to get a story out there.

Quotes by Iain Banks

I wasn't trying to be an outlaw writer. I never heard of that term; somebody else made it up. But we were all outside the law: Kerouac, Miller, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kesey; I didn't have a gauge as to who was...

Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

No one has told me how much I'm worth, and I'm not trying to find out.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Tottenham is not a club that always wins, but we are trying to create something. It's not easy to fight against European monsters, but it is a motivation.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce the total amount of time they spend in front of the screen.

Quotes by Hugh Mackay

As human beings, we can relate to our dark aspects and trying to overcome our dark aspects as Xena did.

Quotes by Hudson Leick

Anyone who doesn't think the welfare-industrial complex is trying to increase dependency isn't paying attention.

Quotes by Howie Carr

I'm a social writer in the sense that I want to record, but not in the sense of trying to change people's minds.

Quotes by Horton Foote

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

Quotes by Honore de Balzac

Almond Joys are a childhood favorite, but most of us could do without all those grams of sugar, especially when trying to instill healthy habits in our kids.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape.

Quotes by Hill Harper

The importance of building relationships among colleagues, of trying to create coalitions behind the issues that you are championing, was not something I ever had much insight into until I was elected and started serving in the Senate.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

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.