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title: "11 Trying Time Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Trying Time quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Trying Time sayings and thoughts."
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> [My schedule can be hectic, so I'm always trying to find time to see my friends and family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-szohr/my-schedule-can-be-hectic-so-i-m-always-trying-to-find-time-to-see-my/)

[Jessica Szohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-szohr/)

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> [Half our life iz spent trying 2 find something 2 do with the time we have rushed through life trying 2 save.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/half-our-life-iz-spent-trying-2-find-something-2-do-with-the-time-we/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-trudeau/i-ve-been-trying-for-some-time-to-develop-a-lifestyle-that-doesn-t/)

[Garry Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-trudeau/)

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> [I wouldn't be myself if I weren't always trying to be someone else. I only have so much time on this earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-julavits/i-wouldn-t-be-myself-if-i-weren-t-always-trying-to-be-someone-else-i/)

[Heidi Julavits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heidi-julavits/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/heidi-julavits-8173_always-trying_i-wouldn-t-be-myself-if-i-weren-t-always_397673.png)

> [You can't please everybody. You'd be crazy if you're trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/you-can-t-please-everybody-you-d-be-crazy-if-you-re-trying-to-so-take/)

[Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/)

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> [Football and school don't go together. They just don't. Trying to do both is like trying to do two full-time jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-rosen/football-and-school-don-t-go-together-they-just-don-t-trying-to-do/)

[Josh Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-rosen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/josh-rosen-14072_football_football-and-school-don-t-go-together-th_1733222.jpg)

> [Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/half-our-life-is-spent-trying-to-find-something-to-do-with-the-time/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Still we're trying one more time. Maybe we're just trying too hard. When really it's closer than it is too far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sum-41/still-we-re-trying-one-more-time-maybe-we-re-just-trying-too-hard/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/sum-41-20579_time_still-we-re-trying-one-more-time-maybe-w_543953.jpg)

> [I'm trying to take more nothing time - and that means sacrificing doing. It's partly to do with age, partly to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-atkinson/i-m-trying-to-take-more-nothing-time-and-that-means-sacrificing-doing/)

[Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-atkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/kate-atkinson-1265_actually_i-m-trying-to-take-more-nothing-time-and_2043683.jpg)

> [ You can't please everybody. You\['d\] be crazy if you're trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/you-can-t-please-everybody-you-d-be-crazy-if-you-re-trying-to-so-take-2/)

[Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/nas-650_being-crazy_you-can-t-please-everybody-you-d-be-craz_1712048.png)

> [Maybe I'll have something out by Christmas, maybe not. I don't know, I'm really trying to take my time and do what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lopez/maybe-i-ll-have-something-out-by-christmas-maybe-not-i-don-t-know-i-m/)

[Jennifer Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lopez/)

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