--- title: "12 Tried People Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Tried People quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Tried People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/chris-colfer-1370_people_i-ve-tried-being-other-people-and-myself_1485658.png" --- > [I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/i-ve-tried-being-other-people-and-myself-suits-me-the-best/) [Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/chris-colfer-1370_people_i-ve-tried-being-other-people-and-myself_1485658.png) > [“I tried to get other people to do things,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gertner/i-tried-to-get-other-people-to-do-things/) [Jon Gertner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gertner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/jon-gertner-41452_quote_i-tried-to-get-other-people-to-do-things_1069195.jpg) > [There were absolutely times in my life when I tried to get people to call me Robert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beto-o-rourke/there-were-absolutely-times-in-my-life-when-i-tried-to-get-people-to/) [Beto O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beto-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/beto-o-rourke-12078_absolutely_there-were-absolutely-times-in-my-life-w_2995835.jpg) > [Ive tried being other people and myself suits me the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/ive-tried-being-other-people-and-myself-suits-me-the-best/) [Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/chris-colfer-1370_tried_ive-tried-being-other-people-and-myself_220784.png) > [I've always tried to please people, make them laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-katona/i-ve-always-tried-to-please-people-make-them-laugh/) [Kerry Katona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-katona/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/kerry-katona-5164_always_i-ve-always-tried-to-please-people-make_375234.png) > [I was horrible at everything I ever tried to do and people respect me. The American Dream has come true!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karlheinz-stockhausen/i-was-horrible-at-everything-i-ever-tried-to-do-and-people-respect-me/) [Karlheinz Stockhausen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karlheinz-stockhausen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/karlheinz-stockhausen-20549_american-dream_i-was-horrible-at-everything-i-ever-trie_2035072.jpg) > [She tried to be someone people liked. She tried to be someone people disliked. But all I became was someone who didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/she-tried-to-be-someone-people-liked-she-tried-to-be-someone-people/) [Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/sarah-dessen-110_people_she-tried-to-be-someone-people-liked-she_160016.png) > [I became the singer by default. I didn't know if I could do it. We tried other people, but couldn't find anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-hussey/i-became-the-singer-by-default-i-didn-t-know-if-i-could-do-it-we/) [Wayne Hussey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-hussey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/wayne-hussey-47904_people_i-became-the-singer-by-default-i-didn-t_2611242.jpg) > [I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-tried-to-please-people-instead-of-believing-in-my-own-strength/) [Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/melissa-manchester-39631_believe_i-tried-to-please-people-instead-of-beli_44443.png) > [The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesco-totti/the-game-has-given-me-so-much-and-i-tried-to-give-so-much-back-to-the/) [Francesco Totti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesco-totti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/francesco-totti-21967_back_the-game-has-given-me-so-much-and-i-trie_1621721.jpg) > [I was never a joiner. I tried - I had people I admired and liked and wanted to hang with, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-people-i-admired-and-liked-and/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/john-cusack-3209_admired_i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-peopl_2109620.jpg) > [I don't think I've ever tried to be something that I'm not. People do that for you. People try to pigeonhole you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-tried-to-be-something-that-i-m-not-people-do/) [Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/chris-colfer-1370_career_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-tried-to-be-some_477577.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tried-people/#itemlist", "name": "Tried People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Colfer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/i-ve-tried-being-other-people-and-myself-suits-me-the-best/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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I tried - I had people I admired and liked and wanted to hang with, but I ended up starting a theatre company and that took me back to Chicago... I guess I wasn't a scenester in the end. Something must have worked out right, as I'm still here - but I'm only a binge socialite.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Cusack" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-people-i-admired-and-liked-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/john-cusack-3209_admired_i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-peopl_2109620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/john-cusack-3209_admired_i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-peopl_2109620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/john-cusack-3209_admired_i-was-never-a-joiner-i-tried-i-had-peopl_2109620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was never a joiner. 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