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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.

Most states, for all their rhetoric in favour of free trade, are adept at trying to manipulate markets to protect and advantage their own producers.

Quotes by Dominic Grieve

My story is comic because I've spent vast amounts of effort trying to become a Hollywood screenwriter and made no direct effort on making my son a movie actor.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

I've learnt that the world over, everyone's essentially the same. We are all trying to have a nice time and get along with things.

Quotes by Dominic Monaghan

The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat.

Quotes by Djimon Hounsou

Every world leader is trying to figure out who Mr. Trump is, especially if he's elected president, and they want to know what his foreign policies would be. Russia is no exception.

Quotes by Dmitri Alperovitch

I'm not trying to be fashionable. Never was!

Quotes by Dolly Parton

I'm not trying to make a brand out of myself.

Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

No actor can be a complete artist without trying his/her hand at comic roles.

Quotes by Divyanka Tripathi

I listen to my early Gang Starr interviews, I'm like, damn I was really trying to sound like a New Yorker then.

Quotes by DJ Premier

When I was fifteen, I used to run around reading 'Adbusters' and dumpster diving, trying to find ways to make the U.S. government unwind into chaos through hardcore punk and metal.

Quotes by Diplo

When I tried to play something and screwed up, I'd hear some other note that would come into play. Then I started trying different things to find the beauty in it.

Quotes by Dimebag Darrell

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.'

Quotes by Dimebag Darrell

I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.

Quotes by Dimebag Darrell

We were little girls coming off of a TV show and had a team of people trying to sculpt us into something we weren't.

Quotes by Dinah Jane

I believe we've spent many years trying to bring about talks which have all the Parties in Northern Ireland involved so that there'd be inclusive talks.

Quotes by Dick Spring

I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate...

Quotes by Dick Gephardt

My thing is trying to convince them they can win.

Quotes by Dick Butkus

My parents were desperately trying to become documented citizens of this country and tried very hard to get there, but to no avail.

Quotes by Diane Guerrero

What the advertisers are trying to do by eliminating residuals is the most appalling form of greed that I cry thinking about it.

Quotes by Diane Ladd

So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done.

Quotes by Diane Lane

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.