Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary. — Karl Marx
When we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of searching for ways… — Leonard Mlodinow
Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God's omnipotency. — Hudson Taylor
Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress in all fields'.… — Aron Nimzowitsch
Physics is an attempt conceptually to grasp reality as something that is considered to be independent of its being observed. In this sense one speaks… — Albert Einstein
The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye. — George P. Shultz
What have you always wanted to do but been afraid to attempt? Whatever it is, it may be your greatest opportunity in life. — Brian Tracy
Yet, I wondered why Marshall did not at least attempt a kiss. In many ways, his treatment of me reminded me of the way I… — Kathleen Grissom
The attempt to suppress an idea has always and everywhere proved a failure. — Helen Keller
Just as you ought not to attempt to cure eyes without head or head without body, so you should not treat body without soul. — Socrates
In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt. — Pablo Picasso
If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important. — Dalai Lama
Just as God's love entered the world, thereby submitting to the misunderstanding and ambiguity that characterize everything worldly, so also Christian love does not exist… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Do not attempt to conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. — Laozi
Consider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your… — John Owen
We live in a fractured world. I've always seen it as my role as an artist to attempt to make wholeness. — Anish Kapoor
I try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it. — Derek Jeter
I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling. — Julia Cameron
True belief and true repentance are twins: it would be idle to attempt to say which is born first. All the spokes of a wheel… — Charles Spurgeon
There is a sadness at the back of life which some people do not attempt to mitigate. Entirely aware of their own standing in the… — Virginia Woolf
Non-thinking is an act of annihilation, a wish to negate existence, an attempt to wipe out reality. But existence exists; reality is not to be… — Ayn Rand
Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it. — Paul Hawken
For your information, a good novel can change the world. Keep that in mind before you attempt to sit down at a typewriter. Never waste… — John Fante

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