--- title: "17 Trying Quotes By Mindy Kaling" description: "17 Trying quotes by Mindy Kaling. Plus more from Mindy Kaling and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/mindy-kaling-672_easier_to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-m_529216.png" --- > [To have a complete outfit designed, for me, is easier than trying to find pieces that work together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-me-is-easier-than-trying-to/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/mindy-kaling-672_easier_to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-m_529216.png) > [Why is everyone trying to tell me that when you get older it gets better?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-when-you-get-older-it-gets/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/mindy-kaling-672_better_why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-w_1027420.png) > [People seem to be having these awesome sex lives and I'm just trying to find a life partner to go apple picking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/people-seem-to-be-having-these-awesome-sex-lives-and-i-m-just-trying/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/mindy-kaling-672_apples_people-seem-to-be-having-these-awesome-s_2147227.png) > [Everyone should try to live their life like they'd like to be a role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/everyone-should-try-to-live-their-life-like-they-d-like-to-be-a-role/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/mindy-kaling-672_life_everyone-should-try-to-live-their-life-l_1232638.png) > [I think that when you're 5'4" and 150 pounds and you love to chat and you have a blog about shopping, trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-that-when-you-re-5-4-and-150-pounds-and-you-love-to-chat-and/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/mindy-kaling-672_bad-thing_i-think-that-when-you-re-5-4-and-150-pou_394920.png) > [I think I've always wanted to be a role model, and I think ... everyone should try to live their life like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-role-model-and-i-think-everyone/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/mindy-kaling-672_jail_i-think-i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-role_2953348.png) > [Anyone who's lost someone to cancer will say this, that you have to struggle to try to remember the person before the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/anyone-who-s-lost-someone-to-cancer-will-say-this-that-you-have-to/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/mindy-kaling-672_cancer_anyone-who-s-lost-someone-to-cancer-will_674205.png) > [ \[Being role model \]is good for me mentally, selfishly, and it's also nice to try to do that for, especially, younger women.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/being-role-model-is-good-for-me-mentally-selfishly-and-it-s-also-nice/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/mindy-kaling-672_good-thing_being-role-model-is-good-for-me-mentally_869377.png) > ["Why is everyone trying to tell me that when you get older it gets better?" I didn't believe it, because I'm so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-when-you-get-older-it-gets-2/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/mindy-kaling-672_believe_why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-w_1208290.png) > [I want it to feel very satisfying, the ending, so you've felt like you were going on a journey and we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-want-it-to-feel-very-satisfying-the-ending-so-you-ve-felt-like-you/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/mindy-kaling-672_emotional_i-want-it-to-feel-very-satisfying-the-en_2476436.png) > [Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/twitter-is-the-most-amazing-medium-for-a-comedy-writer-i-can-t-get-in/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/mindy-kaling-672_bully_twitter-is-the-most-amazing-medium-for-a_242172.png) > [It would be disingenuous of me to blanket-ly love everything a woman has produced simply to make a statement that we're all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/it-would-be-disingenuous-of-me-to-blanket-ly-love-everything-a-woman/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/mindy-kaling-672_competitive_it-would-be-disingenuous-of-me-to-blanke_2521884.jpg) > [Looking back six years ago when I had just come from 'The Office' to 'The Mindy Project' and what I was trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/looking-back-six-years-ago-when-i-had-just-come-from-the-office-to/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/mindy-kaling-672_changed_looking-back-six-years-ago-when-i-had-ju_2241766.png) > [As I've gotten older, I can look at myself more clearly and own the things that I'm good at and work on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/as-i-ve-gotten-older-i-can-look-at-myself-more-clearly-and-own-the/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/mindy-kaling-672_closets_as-i-ve-gotten-older-i-can-look-at-mysel_1854360.png) > [There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/there-s-a-whole-list-of-things-i-would-probably-change-about-myself/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/mindy-kaling-672_always-trying_there-s-a-whole-list-of-things-i-would-p_1874968.jpg) > [In terms of my Indianness, I try not to rely on it nor deny it. When it comes up organically in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/in-terms-of-my-indianness-i-try-not-to-rely-on-it-nor-deny-it-when-it/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/mindy-kaling-672_addresses_in-terms-of-my-indianness-i-try-not-to-r_3096851.png) > [I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-try-not-to-put-anything-political-on-the-forefront-of-what-i-m/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/mindy-kaling-672_cameras_i-try-not-to-put-anything-political-on-t_707473.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Mindy Kaling > [I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-women-in-general-like-men-that-don-t-give-them-the-thing-that/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [When you're "East Coast" person, you are so insufferable, and you have no idea. And I was. One, because I was miserable, and nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/when-you-re-east-coast-person-you-are-so-insufferable-and-you-have-no/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [..I find it incredible impossible not to cry when I hear Stevie Nicks's "Landslide," especially the lyric: "I've been afraid of changing, because I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-find-it-incredible-impossible-not-to-cry-when-i-hear-stevie-nicks-s/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [I must have been 10 or 11, but anything Dana Carvey ever did, I just really loved. He was on for a long time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-must-have-been-10-or-11-but-anything-dana-carvey-ever-did-i-just/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [“As it is, I guess I find “Jack & Diane” a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can’t help but notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/as-it-is-i-guess-i-find-jack-diane-a-little-disgusting-as-a-child-of/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [“As it is, I guess I find "Jack and Diane" a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can't help but notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/as-it-is-i-guess-i-find-jack-and-diane-a-little-disgusting-as-a-child/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/true-love-is-singing-karaoke-under-pressure-and-letting-the-other/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-had-these-kind-of-unrealistic-expectations-that-were-fueled-by/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/there-s-a-female-writer-performer-thing-going-on-in-tv-right-now/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/almost-every-college-playwright-or-sketch-or-improv-comedian-was-sort/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/more-than-half-the-questions-i-am-asked-are-about-the-politics-of-the/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [“Even though Mavis was my secret friend, she is the only one I hope I see again. She’s the only one I wonder about.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/even-though-mavis-was-my-secret-friend-she-is-the-only-one-i-hope-i/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-regard-romantic-comedies-as-a-subgenre-of-sci-fi-in-which-the-world/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [“Be like Allan Pearl. Sit next to the class clown and study him. Then grow up, take everything you learned, and get paid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/be-like-allan-pearl-sit-next-to-the-class-clown-and-study-him-then/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) > [“Don’t be closer to twice a friend’s weight than to her actual weight,” I told myself. This little mantra has helped me stave off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/don-t-be-closer-to-twice-a-friend-s-weight-than-to-her-actual-weight/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/mindy-kaling/#itemlist", "name": "17 Trying Quotes By Mindy Kaling", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To have a complete outfit designed, for me, is easier than trying to find pieces that work together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mindy Kaling" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-me-is-easier-than-trying-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/mindy-kaling-672_easier_to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-m_529216.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/mindy-kaling-672_easier_to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-m_529216.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/mindy-kaling-672_easier_to-have-a-complete-outfit-designed-for-m_529216.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To have a complete outfit designed, for me, is easier than trying to find pieces that work together.” — Mindy Kaling", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why is everyone trying to tell me that when you get older it gets better?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mindy Kaling" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-when-you-get-older-it-gets/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/mindy-kaling-672_better_why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-w_1027420.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/mindy-kaling-672_better_why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-w_1027420.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/mindy-kaling-672_better_why-is-everyone-trying-to-tell-me-that-w_1027420.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Why is everyone trying to tell me that when you get older it gets better?” — Mindy Kaling", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People seem to be having these awesome sex lives and I'm just trying to find a life partner to go apple picking with. 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