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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.

The FIS, BSF, and British Olympic Association have been trying to stop me competing internationally. They don't like the fact that I laugh and have fun and entertain the crowd.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

If you're not cheating, you're not trying.

Quotes by Eddie Guerrero

The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

Quotes by Ed Royce

Ever since we started, we've been trying to give people music that is pop music where you could just get into the melody and get into the performance of the band and be quite satisfied.

Quotes by Ed Kowalczyk

If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld.

Quotes by Ed Markey

I'm trying to just take things as they come, not to try to expect too much, just do my job and hope things work out.

Quotes by Ed McCaffrey

I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.

Quotes by Earl King

At first, I was just trying to sound like DOOM and Eminem, and then I dug out my own voice, I guess.

Quotes by Earl Sweatshirt

If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

We grow small trying to be great.

Quotes by E. Stanley Jones

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

Do not wave stick when trying to catch dog.

Quotes by Earl Derr Biggers

I'm just trying to understand what's around me as much as anyone else is, really. To draw a bead on a moving target.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network television is trying to figure it out. Network television really relies on story rather than character,...

Quotes by Dylan McDermott

Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.

Quotes by Dylan McDermott

I was always kind of a loudmouth and a class clown, and that kind of led to doing all the school plays and trying out all kinds of different stuff.

Quotes by Dustin Milligan

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.

Quotes by Duncan Sheik

Everything that I do is very autobiographical. I'm trying to be as much of an open book as possible and give the audience every single piece of me.

Quotes by Dua Lipa

We're trying to be that franchise that year-in and year-out is competing for a championship.

Quotes by Drew Brees

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.