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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 am who I am, and I'm not trying to act a certain way that I'm not.

Quotes by Donte DiVincenzo

I really pride myself on trying to be versatile.

Quotes by Donte DiVincenzo

I'm not trying to be someone I'm not.

Quotes by Donny Robinson

I wasn't trying to sound like anybody else. Basically, I was just experimenting all over the place.

Quotes by Donovan

I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.

Quotes by Donella Meadows

I say that, you know, it's a lifetime goal trying to teach organic chemistry, to make it easy, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm ever going to achieve it in my lifetime.

Quotes by Donna Nelson

I'm not trying to be anything other than the way I was born and raised.

Quotes by Donald Cerrone

When you're on, like, NBC, or - I don't want to call out any names. But when you're on bigger networks, they just want to find something that sticks and aren't really necessarily trying to develop anything. On TV Land,...

Quotes by Donald Faison

Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap.

Quotes by Don Rickles

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

Quotes by Don Rickles

Clearly, there are things a runner does, intentionally or not, that disrupt team cohesion. And there are also things a runner doesn't do that can cause problems: not trying, showing up late, skipping team-building activities, and ignoring the coach's instructions.

Quotes by Don Kardong

If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.

Quotes by Don Mattingly

Sometimes, when I'm trying to get my thoughts out, and I'm thinking too fast, I stutter.

Quotes by Domo Genesis

It just seems like the whole, overall animation world is trying to go where maybe animation doesn't belong.

Quotes by Don Bluth

We're trying to do what Miles Davis would have wanted us to do, which is approach it as artists with his life as the canvas.

Quotes by Don Cheadle

We had violence directed at us by the growers themselves, trying to run us down by cars, pointing rifles at us, spraying the people when they were on the picket line with sulfur.

Quotes by Dolores Huerta

I am not trying to be the next anyone - I am going to be the first Dolph Ziggler!

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

I appreciate someone who stands out and stands up for what he believes in, because that's what I'm trying to do.

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.

Quotes by Dominic Cooper

I be wearing my own merch outside, trying to get more famous.

Quotes by Dominic Fike

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.