He who attempts to defend everything, defends nothing.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

— Plato

From these inconsiderable attempts, some idea may be formed with what success, should Fortune afford an opportunity, I am likely to treat matters of…

— Giraldus Cambrensis

Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are…

— Peter Singer

Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about…

— Michael Dummett

“Some attempts are still making, but they are inconsiderable in comparison of what might be done if the whole body of Christians entered heartily…

— William Carey

How dare you ignore me after I've made 0 attempts at talking to you.

— Ramandeep Singh

The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I…

— Vincent Van Gogh

Throughout my career, my family and I have fallen victim to inappropriate attempts to contact me by several unknown individuals.

— Marvin Sapp

Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto…

— Barry Unsworth

Poetry had great powers over me from my childhood, and today the poems live in my memory which I read at the age of…

— Bayard Taylor

I think the idea of trying to demonize Governor Romney's going to backfire. Their attempts so far have failed pretty outstandingly and I think…

— Steve Forbes

I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother,…

— Anita Baker

“How can I fix things if you keep dodging my attempts?”

— Jodi Ellen Malpas

All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail

— Ludwig von Mises

...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself.

— Tracy Kidder