Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

All of my career has been an attempt to educate myself and get paid for it. — Edward Rutherfurd
My attempt at really doing classic sort of songwriting is Shins stuff. — James Mercer
People will remember that the Tea Party was co-opted and funded by billion-dollar corporations, and that it was supported by Fox News and other outlets… — Henry Rollins
I consider the fact that thousands of children die each day from starvation and a lack of medicine a crisis for humanity and a problem… — Alice Walker
An Internet meme is a hijacking of the original idea. Instead of mutating by random change and spreading by a form of Darwinian selection, Internet… — Richard Dawkins
The Nasdaq bubble and crash were followed by the real estate bubble then subprime crash, which led to the unprecedented printing of trillions of dollars… — Robert Kiyosaki
I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so China.… — Martin Jacques
Civil religion is the attempt to empower religion, not for the good of religion, but for the creation of the citizen. — Stanley Hauerwas
To be a writer is to connect and to play and to attempt to see clearly and understand. It astounds me regularly that feeling things… — Deb Caletti
Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation of civilization: What… — Rose George
In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving things together. — Charlie Trotter
Descriptive grammar is an attempt to give an account of what the current system is for either a society or an individual, whatever you happen… — Noam Chomsky
I think... the history of civilization is an attempt to codify, classify and categorize aspects of human nature that hardly lend themselves to that process. — Tom Stoppard
The Left despises Texas, with its stellar record of job growth; Texas, with its strong support for traditional marriage and the sanctity of life; Texas,… — Ben Shapiro
Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of external power -… — Gary Zukav
Japanese horror films take the business of being frightening seriously. There is no attempt at postmodernism or humour. They are incredibly melancholy, with a strong… — Jane Goldman
Costa Rica and Germany have simply been pawns in the Japanese quest to silence Sea Shepherd in an attempt to stop our annual opposition of… — Paul Watson
I have been following the attempt to initiate or revamp federal involvement in the health of Americans since it was a major topic for my… — Sherwin B. Nuland
Relaxing is important; I would like to do more! Golf is a pretty good attempt, but good television, I find, is a great way to… — Mark Hadlow
It is now widely recognized that any attempt at malaria eradication must be a long-term commitment that involves multiple interventions, disciplines, strategies and organizations. — Anthony Fauci
It is very true to say that work done by writers is quite often an attempt to give solid expression to that which is bothering… — Seamus Heaney
I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera. Each film I make is kind of a return to poetry… — Bernardo Bertolucci
My attempt has been really to, beyond making a record of contemporary life, which is what you inevitably do, is trying to make beautiful books… — John Updike
In its attempt to crush the Black Panthers, the FBI engineered frequent arrests on the flimsiest of pretexts. — Alexander Cockburn

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