He Tried Quotes

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Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again. — Jackie Chan
He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian. — Woody Allen
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. — Georges Clemenceau
When they bury me in a church and chuck earth on my grave, I'd like the words 'Well, at least he tried' engraved on my… — Steven Morrissey
As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man,… — Desiderius Erasmus
Zachary Jernigan can't write a bad story. He couldn't even if he tried. Each and every time I start one of his inventive, carefully crafted,… — David Anthony Durham
I was in Las Vegas when the Nogueira brothers first touched down in America. There was a bus, this is a true story. There was… — Chael Sonnen
At first he thought he felt bad because he was afraid of leading an army, but it wasn't true. He knew he'd make a good… — Orson Scott Card
It is not true that democracy will always safeguard freedom of conscience better than autocracy. Witness the most famous of all trials. Pilate was, from… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
C.S. Lewis admitted, when he was asked to set forth his beliefs, that he never felt less sure of them than when he tried to… — Robert Adams
Thus, words being symbols of ideas, we can collect ideas by collecting words. The fellow who said he tried reading the dictionary but couldn't get… — James Webb Young
And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd… — Oliver Goldsmith
If a man lived long enough, his past would always overtake him, no matter how fast he ran or how morally he tried to live… — Greg Iles
Mithridates, he died old. Housman's passage is based on the belief of the ancients that Mithridates the Great [c. 135-63 B.C.] had so saturated his… — A. E. Housman
Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a… — John Steinbeck
He's sort of caught everybody on the hot, really, and good luck to him. He tried it last week as an experiment and it certainly… — Colin Montgomerie
With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
How do we know when someone like Hasan is going to make his move and do we know he's an Islamist until he's made his… — Chris Matthews
[from the television show,"Evade the Question Time"]At the end of the first round, I will award three points to Mr. Kaine for an excellent nonspecific… — Jasper Fforde
It is sad to tell, but after having tried society, which had caused his misfortune, he tried Providence which created society, and condemned it also. — Victor Hugo

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