Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

The harm done by ordinary criminals, murderers, gangsters, and thieves is negligible in comparison with the agony inflicted upon human beings by the professional do-gooders,… — Henry Grady Weaver
Hundreds of poor laboring men and women are being thrown into jails and police stations because of their political beliefs. In fact, an attempt is… — Jane Addams
For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy. — Kim Campbell
States like these [Iran, Iraq, North Korae], and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By… — George W. Bush
My work has to do with a defense against fervor. People are always in a rush. To do what? To do nothing! There is a… — Louise Bourgeois
I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole. — Louise Bourgeois
It is useless, sisters, for you to attempt the duties of your exalted callings . . . without the constant companionship of the Spirit of… — Susa Young Gates
And it occurred to me that in this new millennial life of instant and ubiquitous connection, you don't in fact communicate so much as leave… — Chang-Rae Lee
The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a… — Frederic Bastiat
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make… — Frederic Bastiat
There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love. — Henry Fielding
We come together only to go apart again. The law of life can't be avoided. The law comes into operation the moment we detach ourselves… — R.K. Narayan
Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world which we have developed… — Sigmund Freud
To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt… — John Stuart Mill
Body', 'soul', and 'spirit' may designate phenomenal domains which can be detached as themes for definite investigations; within certain limits their ontological indefiniteness may not… — Martin Heidegger
It is safest to grasp the concept of the postmodern as an attempt to think the present historically in an age that has forgotten how… — Fredric Jameson
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it. — Unknown Author
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards. — Unknown Author
Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box. — Rush Limbaugh
Almost every song on OK Computer revolves around how I am afraid computers get up at night and attempt to choke me with their wires.*doesn't… — Thom Yorke
Where I used to strive for movement and restlessness I now attempt to sense and express the complete total calm of objects and the surrounding… — Lyonel Feininger
I want you [Sarah Palin] to know you have my support. But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring… — Glenn Beck
My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years old, and we went to California three years later in… — Warren Christopher
There is an element of paranoia in this inclination to view any serious attempt at a compromised peace as somehow directed against Israel. — Zbigniew Brzezinski

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