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title: "8 Trying Head Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don't know how long you're supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/if-somebody-is-really-trying-to-take-your-head-off-with-a-baseball/)

[Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/)

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> [I'm just trying to keep my head above water. -Matt King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-descendants/i-m-just-trying-to-keep-my-head-above-water-matt-king/)

[The Descendants](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-descendants/)

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> [I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep, Up above in my head, instead of going under. Cause I'm in too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sum-41/i-m-in-too-deep-and-i-m-trying-to-keep-up-above-in-my-head-instead-of/)

[Sum 41](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sum-41/)

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> [I'm just trying to keep my head on straight and surround myself with people that keep me grounded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-kahan/i-m-just-trying-to-keep-my-head-on-straight-and-surround-myself-with/)

[Noah Kahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-kahan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/noah-kahan-5507_head_i-m-just-trying-to-keep-my-head-on-strai_1109331.jpg)

> [I'm just trying to keep my head above water as I learn how to act. I feel like I have so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-m-just-trying-to-keep-my-head-above-water-as-i-learn-how-to-act-i/)

[Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/)

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> [Don’t waste your time trying to get into my head. There's nothing there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/don-t-waste-your-time-trying-to-get-into-my-head-there-s-nothing-there/)

[William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/)

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> [In the early days of Pearl Jam, we were caught up in such a whirlwind that I was just trying to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/in-the-early-days-of-pearl-jam-we-were-caught-up-in-such-a-whirlwind/)

[Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/mike-mccready-3746_band_in-the-early-days-of-pearl-jam-we-were-c_1527867.jpg)

> [Every guy I've beat has been trying to take my head off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-assuncao/every-guy-i-ve-beat-has-been-trying-to-take-my-head-off/)

[Raphael Assuncao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-assuncao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/raphael-assuncao-19125_beat_every-guy-i-ve-beat-has-been-trying-to-t_2210985.jpg)

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