Attempt Quotes

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Trying to use words, and every attempt Is a wholly new start, and a different kind of failure Because one has only learnt to get… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Nature is typified by strength; humanity by weakness. Nature adheres to an immutable order; humanity to an ever-increasing chaos. Nature recognizes no equality at any… — Boyd Rice
I am not a 'democrat' only because 'humility' and equality are spiritual principles corrupted by the attempt to mechanize and formalize them, with the result… — J.R.R. Tolkien
A bit of theory as we settle down for lunch: the waiter's treatment of Kitty is actually a kind of sandwich, with the bottom bread… — Jennifer Egan
I open a paperclip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then… — Laurie Halse Anderson
I think it's really tragic when people get serious about stuff. It's such an absurdity to take anything really seriously ... I make an honest… — Frank Zappa
Though her emotions had not deviated from a jittery frailty she knew that in her own room she could at least attempt sleep and that… — Anna Godbersen
It was a blessing and also a curse of handwritten letters that unlike email you couldnâ€™t obsessively reread what youâ€™d written after youâ€™d sent it.… — Ann Brashares
I matched my heated tone with one of pure ice. "I believe I did attempt to relate to you the facts of my calls and… — Deanna Raybourn
If you will thank me '' he replied let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of giving happiness to you might add force… — Jane Austen
He sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la Queen Isabella!" "I… — Julia Quinn
If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and… — Benjamin Carson
Your emotional capacity is an empty motor, and your values are the fuel with which your mind fills it. If you choose a mix of… — Ayn Rand
Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy… — Tom Robbins
In my opinion, there is a huge lack of imaginative, unconventional music being created by artists today and what little there is, goes widely unappreciated… — Adam Young
A teacher who cannot explain any abstract subject to a child does not himself thoroughly understand his subject; if he does not attempt to break… — Fulton J. Sheen
I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism; and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with… — Karl Popper
Blanche: No, I have the misfortune of being an English instructor. I attempt to instill a bunch of bobby-soxers and drugstore Romeos with a reverence… — Tennessee Williams
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental… — C.S. Lewis
What are their names? Psycho and Killer?" He shook his head. "Cupcake and Twinkie." My mouth dropped open. "You're kidding." A grin flitted across his… — Lisa Kleypas

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