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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.

Having the name 'Bloomberg' doesn't help me in any way... and it really is a disadvantage and takes away from the image I'm trying to portray.

Quotes by Georgina Bloomberg

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

George Orwell

We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics.

Quotes by George Pataki

While I've been well-known for trying to keep my fictional characters individual in their looks, it's an even greater challenge not only to make them individual but also identifiable.

Quotes by George Perez

I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.

George R.R. Martin

The administration is using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to cut the wages of people desperately trying to rebuild their lives and their communities.

Quotes by George Miller

We have been so trying to convince them from the very beginning of our organization, but with no success.

Quotes by George Haven Putnam

No man was ever eloquent by trying to be eloquent, but only by being so.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

The show has boundaries right now we're trying to widen them not break them.

Quotes by George Eads

I've been trying to pick up painting but it's hard.

Quotes by George Eads

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

George Eliot

Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.

Quotes by George Carlin

I have such a sweet tooth, which is a nightmare when you're trying to be good.

Quotes by George Blagden

My main interest is in trying to find radically different kinds of neural nets.

Quotes by Geoffrey Hinton

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

I had the idea for the show like a year and a half, two years ago. And it was all about the things that I didn't like about TV. I was trying to create a positive solution for it. And...

Quotes by Genevieve Gorder

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.

Quotes by Gene Siskel

There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he was pushing. We were very quiet with each other. But after two years he...

Quotes by Gelsey Kirkland

I learned a lot from Jimmie Rodgers when I started trying to yodel.

Quotes by Gene Autry

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.

Quotes by Gavin DeGraw

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.