Attempt Quotes

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To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance. — Paul Harris
Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese… — Tom Allen
Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which, we will not, cannot bear; and that every attempt to… — Gerrit Smith
I am certainly not arguing for the de facto autonomy of the individual work, even though there is much to be said for making the… — Brian Ferneyhough
It must not be forgotten in fairness to the National Government that apartheid is not just a policy of oppression but an attempt - in… — Harry Oppenheimer
You can do but one of these things; it is folly to attempt anything else, for there cannot exist a slave confederacy and a free… — John Brough
The National League was born the following year, as an attempt to exert the control of capital over labor. — John Thorn
Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held to deserve his fetched fate; it is a punishment for… — Walter Kaufmann
Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people, not to alter their behavior. — Jack Schwartz
My most important task must be an attempt to bring the monster under democratic direction and control. — Elliot Richardson
With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension… — Ted Lindsay
Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt. — James Northcote
It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do not… — Gerd von Rundstedt
This is something special. You can attempt to have a kind of non-living music. — Michael Tippett
You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were… — Felix Adler
Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must… — Jim Costa
If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that the most responsible parties will not develop them. — Ralph Merkle
Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real… — Goldwin Smith
No attempt at ethical or social seduction can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am… — Aneurin Bevan
The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and it is not helpful for any nation to suggest that it would attempt to restrict traffic… — John C. Stennis

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