Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

When people attempt to rebel against the iron logic of Nature, they come into conflict with the very same principles to which they owe their… — Adolf Hitler
Each man's life represents a road toward himself, an attempt at such a road, the intimation of a path... But each of us - experiments… — Hermann Hesse
Lies are attempts to hide the truth by willfully denying facts. Fiction, on the other hand, is an attempt to reveal the truth by ignoring… — John Green
When you must choose a new path, do not bring old experiences with you. Those who strike out afresh, but who attempt to retain a… — Paulo Coelho
If my future were black, it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to brighten it by mere will-o’-the-wisps of… — Arthur Conan Doyle
All of living is nothing but a fervid attempt to move closer together. — Thomas Bernhard
The spine, and I do not attempt to conceal the fact, had become soluble, in the last degree. — P.G. Wodehouse
I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I decided not to.… — Richard P. Feynman
Physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an attempt by an atom to understand itself. — Michio Kaku
It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing. — Elmore Leonard
Squeezing the lives of people is now being proposed as the saviour of the planet. Through the green economy an attempt is being made to… — Vandana Shiva
It is sometimes a mistake to climb. It is always a mistake to never make the attempt. — Neil Gaiman
Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt. If you already… — David Wong
Writing is a futile attempt to preserve what disappears moment by moment. All that remains of my mother is what I remember and what I… — Marge Piercy
April frowned, irritation evident. “I did not consent to your presence,” she said peevishly. “Please depart, and attempt your political assassination on someone else’s property. — Mira Grant
Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but… — Gene Roddenberry
nobody can save you but yourself. you will be put again and again into nearly impossible situations. they will attempt again and again through subterfuge,… — Charles Bukowski
Modern reality has got such a hold on us that... when we attempt to reconstruct the ancient days in our thoughts...the minor events of our… — Vincent Van Gogh
What? You mean to travel almost five hundred miles alone? No. I can’t let you do that. I . . . I forbid you.” It… — Tessa Dare
Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, you’re bound to trip up and stumble. — Tessa Dare
you could be ordinary and attempt something extraordinary, without being able to explain it in a logical way. — Rachel Joyce
Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception. — Niccolo Machiavelli
We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom, and then perform, or die in the attempt. "Not if I found it on the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
She did nothing to try to control the shakes that rattled her body,and didn't attempt to stop herself from crying. Tears left both of her… — J R Ward
Your whole life you are really writing one book, which is an attempt to grasp the consciousness of your time and place– a single book… — Nadine Gordimer

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