Attempts Quotes

526 Attempts quotes by 450 unique authors

Human myopia cannot be overcome simply by well-meaning attempts to build [climate] models that purport to peer decades and centuries ahead. Action taken now, in… — Colin Robinson
These systems attempt to box God into a government confined within the perspective of man. Yet when humanity is used as the starting point for… — Tony Evans
Invention is an Heroic thing, and plac'd above the reach of a low, and vulgar Genius. It requires an active, a bold, a nimble, a… — Thomas Sprat
Restoration ecology is experimental science, a science of love and altruism. In its attempts to reverse the processes of ecosystem degradation it runs exactly counter… — Stephanie Mills
One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man's attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is… — Samuel Gompers
I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take… — Mark Pryor
Writing can be a lifeline, especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life… — Unknown Author
The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I want… — Vincent Van Gogh
There is a beauty in discovery. There is mathematics in music, a kinship of science and poetry in the description of nature, and exquisite form… — Glenn T. Seaborg
It was very depressing to realize that, when looking around for regimes that have systematically corrupted science within the past century or so, three stood… — John Grant
As a composer I might class myself as a Neo-Romantic, inasmuch as I have always regarded music as a highly personal and emotional form of… — Bernard Herrmann
Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings,… — Zainab Salbi
When I read students’ attempts at creative writing it is obvious immediately that most of them have not read much or widely. The aspiring writer… — Julius Lester
I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair on a rainy night? A… — Michael Dirda
Art defies defeat by its very existence, representing the celebration of life, in spite of all attempts to degrade and destroy it. — Nadine Gordimer
Metaphysics attempts to discover the ultimate nature of reality, and in this sense, the innerspace of science fiction is metaphysical fiction. — Kate Wilhelm
Sin is too great an evil for man to meddle with. His attempts to remove it do but increase it, and his endeavours to approach… — Horatius Bonar
I have been writing JavaScript for 8 years now, and I have never once found need to use an uber function. The super idea is… — Douglas Crockford
I am proud that my humble attempts to predict Tuesday’s prices on Monday are an indispensable component of our society. By buying low and selling… — Victor Niederhoffer
If we don't have a clear sense of our identity and purpose, we are much more vulnerable to Lucifer. He of course knows this and… — Sheri L. Dew
The only other style of music that attempts to go to the deeper place of the silence that is music is New Age music. — Unknown Author
The relentless attempts to be thin take you further and further away from what could actually end your suffering: getting back in touch with who… — Geneen Roth
Anyone who attempts to build great things will face challenges. — Jon Gordon
The harmony of the universe knows only one musical form - the legato; while the symphony of number knows only its opposite - the staccato.… — Tobias Dantzig
The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly… — Mark Twain

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