--- title: "19 Trying Quotes By George Harrison" description: "19 Trying quotes by George Harrison. Plus more from George Harrison and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/george-harrison-654_giving_make-love-take-love-but-you-should-give_2785288.jpg" --- > [Make love, take love, but you should give love. And try to live love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/make-love-take-love-but-you-should-give-love-and-try-to-live-love/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/george-harrison-654_giving_make-love-take-love-but-you-should-give_2785288.jpg) > [We're trying to impress ourselves in a way. That's why we keep trying to do things better... we never get satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/we-re-trying-to-impress-ourselves-in-a-way-that-s-why-we-keep-trying/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/george-harrison-654_impress_we-re-trying-to-impress-ourselves-in-a-w_310228.jpg) > [The Past is gone and the future might not even be, the only thing we ever experience is the now, I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/the-past-is-gone-and-the-future-might-not-even-be-the-only-thing-we/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/george-harrison-654_enjoy_the-past-is-gone-and-the-future-might-no_720732.jpg) > [I think the main thing that we have to do is try and train ourselves to remember from moment to moment that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/i-think-the-main-thing-that-we-have-to-do-is-try-and-train-ourselves/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/george-harrison-654_moments_i-think-the-main-thing-that-we-have-to-d_2323146.jpg) > [When somebody does something which everybody really wants to do, then it makes everyone else try a little bit harder and strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/when-somebody-does-something-which-everybody-really-wants-to-do-then/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/george-harrison-654_bits_when-somebody-does-something-which-every_2323781.jpg) > [Definitely, I think it's much more acceptable, the idea of meditation or yoga. The idea of God trying to contact the soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/definitely-i-think-it-s-much-more-acceptable-the-idea-of-meditation/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/george-harrison-654_acceptable_definitely-i-think-it-s-much-more-accept_2624434.jpg) > [Part of Krishna consciousness is trying to tune in all the senses of all the people: to experience God through all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/part-of-krishna-consciousness-is-trying-to-tune-in-all-the-senses-of/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/george-harrison-654_church_part-of-krishna-consciousness-is-trying_446989.jpg) > [Give me love Give me love Give me peace on earth Give me light Give me life Keep me free from birth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/give-me-love-give-me-love-give-me-peace-on-earth-give-me-light-give/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/george-harrison-654_birth_give-me-love-give-me-love-give-me-peace_663655.jpg) > [If you drive a car, I'll tax the street; if you try to sit, I'll tax your seat; if you get too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/if-you-drive-a-car-i-ll-tax-the-street-if-you-try-to-sit-i-ll-tax/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/george-harrison-654_car_if-you-drive-a-car-i-ll-tax-the-street-i_2286654.jpg) > [We first got marijuana from an older drummer with another group in Liverpool. We didn't actually try it until after we'd been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/we-first-got-marijuana-from-an-older-drummer-with-another-group-in/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/george-harrison-654_band_we-first-got-marijuana-from-an-older-dru_2129119.jpg) > [Life is like a piece of string with a lot of knots tied in it. The knots are the karma you're born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/life-is-like-a-piece-of-string-with-a-lot-of-knots-tied-in-it-the/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/george-harrison-654_born_life-is-like-a-piece-of-string-with-a-lo_1207464.jpg) > [Everybody would like to be good, that's the silly thing, everybody always likes it when they're having a nice time or when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/everybody-would-like-to-be-good-that-s-the-silly-thing-everybody/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/george-harrison-654_be-good_everybody-would-like-to-be-good-that-s-t_2960470.jpg) > [I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John and Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/i-believe-i-love-my-guitar-more-than-the-others-love-theirs-for-john/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/george-harrison-654_believe_i-believe-i-love-my-guitar-more-than-the_2990432.jpg) > [That was the thing about Prabhupada, you see. He didn't just talk about loving Krishna and getting out of this place, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/that-was-the-thing-about-prabhupada-you-see-he-didn-t-just-talk-about/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/george-harrison-654_bits_that-was-the-thing-about-prabhupada-you_3208888.jpg) > [In one way, we're on an upward swing, but at the same time there's still a lot of evil that goes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/in-one-way-we-re-on-an-upward-swing-but-at-the-same-time-there-s/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/george-harrison-654_balance_in-one-way-we-re-on-an-upward-swing-but_1900917.jpg) > [I'm a person who's trying to live within divine law, to the best and it's very hard because it's self-discipline, because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/i-m-a-person-who-s-trying-to-live-within-divine-law-to-the-best-and/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/george-harrison-654_conscious_i-m-a-person-who-s-trying-to-live-within_775447.jpg) > [Everyone has to suffer the gimmicks and other stunts and machinations when they're starting out - only at the time, it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/everyone-has-to-suffer-the-gimmicks-and-other-stunts-and-machinations/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/george-harrison-654_burden_everyone-has-to-suffer-the-gimmicks-and_1640422.jpg) > [Chanting Hare Krishna is a type of meditation that can be practiced even if the mind is in turbulence. You can even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/chanting-hare-krishna-is-a-type-of-meditation-that-can-be-practiced/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/george-harrison-654_achieve_chanting-hare-krishna-is-a-type-of-medit_1802658.jpg) > [The Beatles are now history, and it would be unhealthy to try to make my way as a former member. I must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/the-beatles-are-now-history-and-it-would-be-unhealthy-to-try-to-make/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/george-harrison-654_beatles_the-beatles-are-now-history-and-it-would_756432.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by George Harrison > [All things must pass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/all-things-must-pass/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [We can go up or we can do down. I think generally the world is going on an upward swing. We're in a part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/we-can-go-up-or-we-can-do-down-i-think-generally-the-world-is-going/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [There's a point in me where it's beyond sad, seeing the state of the world today. It's so screwed up. It's terrible, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/there-s-a-point-in-me-where-it-s-beyond-sad-seeing-the-state-of-the/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [Through all ages, great saints have remained as living proof that this non-temporary, permanent state of God consciousness can be revived in all living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/through-all-ages-great-saints-have-remained-as-living-proof-that-this/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [“It's a thingy! A fiendish thingy!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/it-s-a-thingy-a-fiendish-thingy/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [The greatest thing anyone can give humanity is God consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/the-greatest-thing-anyone-can-give-humanity-is-god-consciousness/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [I was brought up in the kind of Catholic situation up until I was about eleven years old, which was that God is this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/i-was-brought-up-in-the-kind-of-catholic-situation-up-until-i-was/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [Nobody can become a drug addict if they're hip. Because it's obvious that if you're hip then you've got to make it. The buzz…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/nobody-can-become-a-drug-addict-if-they-re-hip-because-it-s-obvious/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [Having played with other musicians, I don't even think The Beatles were that good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/having-played-with-other-musicians-i-don-t-even-think-the-beatles/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [My son looks more like George Harrison than I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/my-son-looks-more-like-george-harrison-than-i-do/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [Prasadam's a good little hook in this age of commercialism. When people want something extra, or they need to have something special, prasadam will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/prasadam-s-a-good-little-hook-in-this-age-of-commercialism-when/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [Krishna is God, and by chanting His Holy Names, the devotee quickly develops God-consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/krishna-is-god-and-by-chanting-his-holy-names-the-devotee-quickly/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/if-there-s-a-god-i-want-to-see-him-it-s-pointless-to-believe-in/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [You've got to be humble really to be yourself or to get a chance to be yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/you-ve-got-to-be-humble-really-to-be-yourself-or-to-get-a-chance-to/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) > [No matter how good you are, you still need grace to get out of the material world. You can be a yogi or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/no-matter-how-good-you-are-you-still-need-grace-to-get-out-of-the/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/george-harrison/#itemlist", "name": "19 Trying Quotes By George Harrison", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Make love, take love, but you should give love. 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