Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

I should attempt to treat human vice and folly geometrically... the passions of hatred, anger, envy, and so on, considered in themselves, follow from the… — Baruch Spinoza
Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude. — Irvin D. Yalom
They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die… — Terry Pratchett
my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me. — Jane Austen
There comes a time in some relationships when no matter how sincere the attempt to reconcile the differences or how strong the wish to recreate… — Leo Buscaglia
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-oâ€™-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. â€œI did not consent to your presence,â€ she said peevishly. â€œPlease depart, and attempt your political assassination on someone elseâ€™s property. — Mira Grant

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