Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

I have tried many times to express my feelings, but at each attempt, I find myself tongue-tied. — Unknown Author
You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed. — Carlisle Floyd
Impatience is a hindrance. As with all things if you attempt to take shortcuts, the final destination will rarely be as good and may even… — Chris Bradford
Do not delegate an assignment and then attempt to manage it yourself - you will make an enemy of the overruled subordinate. — Wess Roberts
The writer labors in isolation, yet all that intensive, lonely work is in the service of communicating, is an attempt to reach another person. — Betsy Lerner
Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group… — Colleen Atwood
It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality… — Michael Foley
There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of life,… — Jaime Lerner
In a world where inequality of ability is inevitable, anarchists do not sanction any attempt to produce equality by artificial or authoritarian means. The only… — Laurance Labadie
Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean. — Dionysius Lardner
Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. They buy… — Gabriel Zaid
No one is able to produce a great work of art without experience, nor achieve a worldly position immediately, nor be a great lover at… — Alain de Botton
There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has… — Alexander Meiklejohn
Some men spend a lifetime in an attempt to comprehend the complexities of women. Others pre-occupy themselves with somewhat simpler tasks, such as understanding the… — Albert Einstein
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article… — Tench Coxe
Every human life is precious in God's sight and no effort should be spared in the attempt to promote throughout the world a genuine respect… — Pope Benedict XVI
Get the facts. Let's not even attempt to solve our problems without first collecting all the facts in an impartial manner. — Dale Carnegie
In the shower, with the hot water coming down, you've left the real world behind, and very frequently things open up for you. It's the… — Woody Allen
What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary or commonplace. — Miuccia Prada
Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish. — Scott Jurek
While people are often content to criticize and blame others for what goes wrong, surely we should at least attempt to put forward constructive ideas.… — Dalai Lama
Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name… — Abraham Lincoln
You can be as earnest and ridiculous as you need to be, if you don't attempt it in isolation. The ridiculously earnest are known to… — Barbara Kingsolver
Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion. — Etty Hillesum
Countless people have attempted to define the absolute power of the world of nature. Some praise it as god, some call it the Buddha, others… — Koichi Tohei

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