--- title: "14 Trying Quotes By Will Smith" description: "14 Trying quotes by Will Smith. Plus more from Will Smith and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/will-smith-1021_bricks_remember-don-t-try-to-build-the-greatest_2818658.jpg" --- > [Remember, don't try to build the greatest wall that's ever been built. Focus on laying a single, expertly-placed brick. Then keep doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/remember-don-t-try-to-build-the-greatest-wall-that-s-ever-been-built/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/will-smith-1021_bricks_remember-don-t-try-to-build-the-greatest_2818658.jpg) > [I try to connect to human emotion. I'm always looking for something primal, something really base that is beyond language, that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-try-to-connect-to-human-emotion-i-m-always-looking-for-something/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/will-smith-1021_emotion_i-try-to-connect-to-human-emotion-i-m-al_462050.jpg) > [“The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/the-separation-of-talent-and-skill-is-one-of-the-greatest/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/will-smith-1021_crafts_the-separation-of-talent-and-skill-is-on_989817.jpg) > [I was trying so hard. I would memorize the entire script, then I'd be lipping everybody's lines while they were talking. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-was-trying-so-hard-i-would-memorize-the-entire-script-then-i-d-be/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/will-smith-1021_air_i-was-trying-so-hard-i-would-memorize-th_566178.jpg) > [I read a Bruce Lee quote that shifted how I'm trying to live my life right now. He said, "Some targets are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-read-a-bruce-lee-quote-that-shifted-how-i-m-trying-to-live-my-life/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/will-smith-1021_goal_i-read-a-bruce-lee-quote-that-shifted-ho_2001227.jpg) > [I’m a student of patterns. At heart, I’m a physicist. I look at everything in my life as trying to find the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-m-a-student-of-patterns-at-heart-i-m-a-physicist-i-look-at/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/will-smith-1021_equations_i-m-a-student-of-patterns-at-heart-i-m-a_608495.jpg) > [I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-try-to-speak-my-points-of-view-about-black-america-and-how-i-feel/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/will-smith-1021_america_i-try-to-speak-my-points-of-view-about-b_385217.jpg) > [I always thought there was some place I was going, that there was some success or some achievement or some box-office number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-always-thought-there-was-some-place-i-was-going-that-there-was-some/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/will-smith-1021_achievement_i-always-thought-there-was-some-place-i_2319579.jpg) > [Marvin Gaye said there's a song inside of me and I can't get it out. And I know it's in there, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/marvin-gaye-said-there-s-a-song-inside-of-me-and-i-can-t-get-it-out/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/will-smith-1021_able_marvin-gaye-said-there-s-a-song-inside-o_2483344.jpg) > [I just think that the gifts that God has given me and the attention that I have, I just don't feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-just-think-that-the-gifts-that-god-has-given-me-and-the-attention/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e12/will-smith-1021_acting_i-just-think-that-the-gifts-that-god-has_2776408.jpg) > [I'm the type of person who is always going to be somewhat dissatisfied with myself. I'm never going to be smart enough.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-m-the-type-of-person-who-is-always-going-to-be-somewhat/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/will-smith-1021_actors_i-m-the-type-of-person-who-is-always-goi_1911612.jpg) > [It's been rough for me trying to find my position in the struggle and where my voice is needed and helpful. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/it-s-been-rough-for-me-trying-to-find-my-position-in-the-struggle-and/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/will-smith-1021_brutality_it-s-been-rough-for-me-trying-to-find-my_2323629.jpg) > [You don’t try to build a wall, you don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-don-t-try-to-build-a-wall-you-don-t-set-out-to-build-a-wall-you/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/will-smith-1021_bricks_you-don-t-try-to-build-a-wall-you-don-t_2676235.jpg) > [For our family, the entire structure of our life, our home, our business relationships - the entire purpose is for everyone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/for-our-family-the-entire-structure-of-our-life-our-home-our-business/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/will-smith-1021_able_for-our-family-the-entire-structure-of-o_929692.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Will Smith > [A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/a-rapper-is-about-being-completely-true-to-yourself-being-an-actor-is/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Goofy was the word that was used most often by my sisters because I've been this tall ever since I was 12 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/goofy-was-the-word-that-was-used-most-often-by-my-sisters-because-i/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Everybody need a partner to stand right by their side. Not only down for the good times. But also down through the bad times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/everybody-need-a-partner-to-stand-right-by-their-side-not-only-down/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Thomas Jefferson was a real poet. He was slick with that 'pursuit' of happiness because the 'pursuit' puts it back on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/thomas-jefferson-was-a-real-poet-he-was-slick-with-that-pursuit-of/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [I have fun. I enjoy my life. And I was hardwired for a deep connection between service, God, and happiness. You kind of need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-have-fun-i-enjoy-my-life-and-i-was-hardwired-for-a-deep-connection/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Believing in yourself is the first step to accomplishing any goal. If you think you're going to fail, you probably will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/believing-in-yourself-is-the-first-step-to-accomplishing-any-goal-if/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [ You might be \[outshining me in many ways\]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-might-be-outshining-me-in-many-ways-but-if-we-get-on-a-treadmill/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Black people playing tennis, next white people will be tap dancing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/black-people-playing-tennis-next-white-people-will-be-tap-dancing/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Anything can go away. There's no such thing as safety and security. You can do things that give you the illusion of safety and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/anything-can-go-away-there-s-no-such-thing-as-safety-and-security-you/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [You be as truthful as you can to a specific situation, and it will become universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-be-as-truthful-as-you-can-to-a-specific-situation-and-it-will/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Listen to these words, they are very inspirational.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/listen-to-these-words-they-are-very-inspirational/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Life is lived on the edge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/life-is-lived-on-the-edge/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [You dont try to build a well, you dont set out to build a wall, you dont say I am going to build the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-dont-try-to-build-a-well-you-dont-set-out-to-build-a-wall-you/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [While the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/while-the-other-guy-s-sleeping-i-m-working-while-the-other-guy-s/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [“Too many people are buying things they can't afford, with money that they don't have... to impress people that they don't like!" Nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/too-many-people-are-buying-things-they-can-t-afford-with-money-that/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/will-smith/#itemlist", "name": "14 Trying Quotes By Will Smith", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Remember, don't try to build the greatest wall that's ever been built. Focus on laying a single, expertly-placed brick. 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