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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.

Very quickly, without really looking back or trying, I was just suddenly lifted into another sphere.

Quotes by Diane Cilento

I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and I've been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.

Quotes by Diablo Cody

If it's playmaking, I'll do that. If it's scoring I'll do that. I'm trying to figure out that balance.

Quotes by Devin Booker

After film school, I embarked on trying to promote independent films. But after a while, I realized I was breaking my back doing six-day-a-week shoots, 14-hour days, and no guarantee of distribution.

Quotes by Devin Ratray

The reason why everything I do is so different is not because I'm trying to be provocative; it's simply a reflection of whatever was happening to me at the time I wrote that particular record.

Quotes by Devin Townsend

It's unbelievable. I'm still trying to grasp the whole idea that I am an actually a Stanford Cardinal now. I'm actually representing an alumni that's network is around the world, and the people there are unbelievable.

Quotes by Devon Cajuste

I'm trying to go through the whole process of high school to college to work.

Quotes by Devon Sawa

When we get in the red zone, we have the mentality that we're trying to get points. We're not satisfied with three points. We're trying to get touchdowns each time we get in there.

Quotes by Deshaun Watson

I'm just trying to make rent and do my work.

Quotes by Devendra Banhart

What makes a poem is the discipline inherent in making a poem: trying to fit feelings in the requisite number of syllables and lines, disciplining one's feelings.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

I have never felt inhibited in trying to write as well as the greatest English poets.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.

Quotes by Dermot Mulroney

I'm just trying to play better every week.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I'm trying to run through you. I'm trying to make you feel everything that I'm bringing. That's the mentality you have to have as a running back. The defense is trying to knock the mess out of you, and I'm...

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I wouldn't say I'm unique. I'm just a running back trying to make plays.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I ain't trying to fight for no title.

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers.

Quotes by Derek Bok

I'm trying to be the coach. My actors are my players. They're doing things that I'm too cowardly to do myself.

Quotes by Derek Cianfrance

I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.

Quotes by Derek Fisher

What we should be trying to do is to encourage people to establish private retirement accounts and help them take pressure off the Social Security system.

Quotes by Dennis Moore

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.