Attempt Quotes

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One might as well attempt to describe the smoothness of the wind as to paint a clear picture of his complete swing. — Grantland Rice
But here let me say one thing: From the moment I entered the insane ward on the Island, I made no attempt to keep up… — Nellie Bly
The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely to my use.… — Philip Emeagwali
Whats a gonzotic frenzy? Well its me in the throes of an ink splattering attempt to capture the feeling I have at that particular time. — Ralph Steadman
The old structure of the West as a synthesis of classical culture, Christianity, and the impulses of peoples entering history for the ÂŽfirst time has… — Armin Mohler
When you're being earnest, people think you're being sarcastic and when you're being sarcastic, they think you're being earnest. The moral in all this, of… — Charlie Brooker
In light of the strong correlation between female education and demographic decline, a purely empirical perspective on Malala Yousafzai, the poster girl for global female… — Theodore Beale
There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all be… — Lauren Beukes
I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on… — Sarah Polley
To some extent, we are all labeled by what we're able to achieve. But more importantly, we are defined by what we attempt. — Scott Tinley
Our attempt at focusing must give way to the vacant all-embracing stare — Anton Ehrenzweig
Watch for a wild boy of no particular clan, ready for anything, always armed. Prefers fighting to toil, drink to fighting, chasing women to booze… — Nelson Algren
A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong — Francis Crick
Vocal music is an attempt to take the whole human being and project it into space. It is the ultimate gesture of getting out of… — Peter Sellers
The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and the… — Terence McKenna
Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since life itself is… — Carl Jung
The greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind, yet the mind and the body… — Plato
We are, in a way, temporary ambulatory repositories for our nucleic acids. This does not deny our humanity; it does not prevent us from pursuing… — Carl Sagan
In some Churches today and on some religious television programs, we see the attempt to make Christianity popular and pleasant. We have taken the cross… — Billy Graham
The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no… — Timothy Thomas Fortune

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