Attempted Quotes

222 quotes by 203 authors

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. — Samuel Smiles
A traitor is a betrayer - one who practices injury, while professing friendship. Benedict Arnold was a traitor, solely because, while professing friendship for the… — Lysander Spooner
The desertion of Jesus, by his followers, furnishes an argument in support of the supposition that he attempted to be king of the Jews, rather… — Lysander Spooner
I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do. — Rod Stewart
I believe that Jesus realized his oneness with God and he showed, what he attempted to do was show the way to all of us,… — Eckhart Tolle
I never told my own religion nor scrutinized that of another. I never attempted to make a convert, nor wished to change another's creed. I… — Thomas Jefferson
The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing… — Farley Mowat
I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book. — Barbara Kingsolver
The past was nothing to her; offered no lesson which she was willing to heed. The future was a mystery which she never attempted to… — Kate Chopin
I don't believe in failure, because simply by saying you've failed, you've admitted you attempted. And anyone who attempts is not a failure. Those who… — Sarah Dessen
Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted… — John Waters
No one, in the world's whole history, ever attempted to substantiate a truth by a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of miracle. Nothing but falsehood… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Just so you know Labrodor retrivers do not howl.Begals Howl.Wolves howl. Labs do not howl, at lestnot well. Marley attempted twice to howl, both times… — John Grogan
I'm presently incarcerated. Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit. Hah! "Attempted murder"? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize… — Matt Groening
It is neither easy nor agreeable to dredge this abyss of viciousness, and yet I think it must be done, because what could be perpetrated… — Primo Levi
And then there were cats, thought Dog. He'd surprised the huge ginger cat from next door and had attempted to reduce it to cowering jelly… — Terry Pratchett
They ended every speech with the word hiro, which means: like I said. Thus each man took responsibility for intruding into the inarticulate murmur of… — Leonard Cohen
The doctor seemed especially troubled by the fact of the robbery having been unexpected, and attempted in the night-time; as if it were the established… — Charles Dickens
What annoyed me was that I so often attempted to weasel out of things on purpose, it killed me to do it by accident. It… — Sloane Crosley

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