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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.

Everyone is trying to do something that hasn't been done and that's a really good thing. You can only do so much with a story and some scripts don't give you the opportunities and other scripts do give you the...

Quotes by Dennis Muren

I really believed it was important to explain to our young audience that expectations based on people who are trying to sell them things are unattainable.

Quotes by Dennis DeYoung

I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words.

Quotes by Dennis Farina

President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which.

Quotes by Dennis Miller

The Left discovered that its post-electoral strategy of constant confrontation was actually helping Felipe Calderon and his popularity instead of undermining it. So Marcelo Ebrard, the mayor of Mexico City, who's a very savvy politician, he changed course. He decided...

Quotes by Denise Dresser

Usually when I'm trying to establish character, I try and find out where they live.

Quotes by Denise Mina

That's what I'm doing. I'm trying to follow what I want to do as my dream. How do I become independent from everybody else?

Quotes by Dennis Banks

I get up each and every day trying to do my level best to make Victoria a better place.

Quotes by Denis Napthine

I'm trying to be a Leafs fan, but... Hopefully, in a couple of years, they might be good.

Quotes by Denis Shapovalov

When things don't go your way, you've got to keep trying to do the right things.

Quotes by Dele Alli

I don't think it is worth trying to look 10 years younger through surgery.

Quotes by Debra Winger

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Quotes by Dee Dee Myers

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

Quotes by Dee Dee Ramone

You don't get to hand footnotes to the audience or explain what you were trying to do and what it's supposed to be. Everything has to be on the screen, and it has to be clear.

Quotes by Dee Rees

There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

Quotes by Deborah Norville

We're all walking around trying to deal with a certain amount of shame, to repress it. And we restrict our mental lives to smaller and smaller areas.

Quotes by Deborah Eisenberg

I'm constantly trying to strip away layers of perceived thought or cliche.

Quotes by Deborah Eisenberg

When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juilliard and the National Institute of Dramatic...

Quotes by Deborah Kara Unger

When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Julliard, and the National Institute of Dramatic...

Quotes by Deborah Kara Unger

I've been saying it before the lottery, before the Phoenix Suns even had the No. 1 pick. I've just been talking it into the existence. I'm not saying I'm the best player in the draft and trying to be cocky...

Quotes by Deandre Ayton

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.