Attempt Quotes

1586 Attempt quotes by 1192 unique authors

Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals. — Thomas A. Edison
The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by one's own human… — Ralph Ellison
That field goal attempt was so far to the left it nearly decapitated Lyndon LaRouche. — Dennis Miller
He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. — Seneca the Younger
Nothing in the Constitution of the United States gives the Congress or the Executive Branch the power to attempt the task of regulating climate, as… — Harrison Schmitt
Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry. — Stephen Hawking
Emo is pathetic. It's a tired attempt at making bad music cool, all while rocking dumb haircuts and unisexual belts. Furthermore, adding the suffix '-core'… — Corey Taylor
I imagine them very clearly and then attempt to describe what I can see. Sometimes I draw them for my own amusement! (talking about her… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I started writing novels while an undergraduate student, in an attempt to make sense of the city of Edinburgh, using a detective as my protagonist.… — Ian Rankin
Every novel is an attempt to capture time, to weave something solid out of air. The author knows it is an impossible task - that… — Arthur David Beaty
It is impossible to overstate the imporance of problems in mathematics. It is by means of problems that mathematics develops and actually lifts itself by… — Howard Whitley Eves
Non-cooperation is an attempt to awaken the masses, to a sense of their dignity and power. This can only be done by enabling them to… — Mahatma Gandhi
Sometimes animals may suffer more because of their more limited understanding. If, for instance, we are taking prisoners in wartime we can explain to them… — Peter Singer
In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood… — Parker J. Palmer
There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown. — Diane Abbott
The attempt to isolate economics from other disciplines-notably politics, history, philosophy, finance, constitutional theory and sociology-has fatally disabled its power to explain what is happening… — Will Hutton
Socialist thought owes its appeal to the young largely to its visionary character; the very courage to indulge in Utopian thought is in this respect… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Autonomous state actions will regularly take forms that attempt to reinforce the authority, political longevity, and social control of the state. — Theda Skocpol
My research offers impressive evidence that we feel better when we attempt to make our world better...to have a purpose beyond one's self lends to… — Gail Sheehy
I attempt an arduous task but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement — Unknown Author
Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal — Al Goldstein
[The original development of the Spinning Mule was a] continual endeavour to realise a more perfect principle of spinning; and though often baffled, I as… — Samuel Crompton
Overpopulation in various countries has become a serious threat to the health of people and a grave obstacle to any attempt to organise peace on… — Albert Einstein
A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is not… — Jose Mujica
This is now a covenant of pure grace; let no man attempt to mix works with it. — Charles Spurgeon

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