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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 is a changing world because of the newcomers who keep arriving and who leave us behind. Trying to keep pace with them is doomed to inglorious failure, especially as the pace has quickened so much.

Quotes by Hans Jonas

I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.

Quotes by Hans Vestberg

With sitcom writing, you're trying to write stories.

Quotes by Hannibal Buress

It was fun trying to use a few different voices for the vocal track on 'Country Heroes.'

Quotes by Hank Williams III

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

Quotes by Hannah Kearney

The Tea Party has very close affinities with independent third-party movements like the George Wallace movement. The Tea Party is still inchoate, still trying to figure out what it's going to become.

Quotes by Hampton Sides

It was an outdoor Shakespeare theater that I grew up at. That feels like home, and the place I'm always trying to figure out how to get to.

Quotes by Hamish Linklater

We are neither anti-urban nor pro-rural. We know there is a gap between urban and rural areas; we are only trying to bridge it.

Quotes by H. D. Kumaraswamy

If someone is complaining about the question or the questioner rather than providing an answer, they're usually trying to change the subject.

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!

Quotes by Gwen Stefani

I've been trying to do films for years. So I've decided to wait until the next good part comes along and develop a record on my own in the meantime.

Quotes by Gwen Stefani

I was always a kid trying to make a buck. I borrowed a dollar from my dad, went to the penny candy store, bought a dollar's worth of candy, set up my booth, and sold candy for five cents apiece....

Quotes by Guy Fieri

Companies in Europe should stop trying to do the U.S. version of a European idea.

Quotes by Guy Kawasaki

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.

Quotes by Gustav Mahler

Everyone wants to grow, but I'm not trying to reinvent myself anytime soon.

Quotes by GRiZ

As an artist, what you do represents who you are. Coming from a genuine, honest place - that's what I'm trying to do.

Quotes by Gretchen Parlato

I'm always trying to figure out ways to keep hold of memories. My one-sentence journal, for instance.

Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs.

Quotes by Gregory Harrison

The Gregory Isaacs feel is universal, trying to uplift who I can uplift. I sing music on a worldwide basis. That is made to be accepted in thy sight.

Quotes by Gregory Isaacs

I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.

Quotes by Greg Oden

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.