I Try Quotes

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I do a lot of the stuff that I started out doing that I think any guitar player that's concerned about the craft needs to… — John Petrucci
I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's nothing much interesting… — Mary Ellen Mark
The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe. I try to entertain. But above all I want my pictures to be emotional. Little… — Elliott Erwitt
I try to hold both history and wilderness in mind, that my poems may the true measure of things and stand against the unbalance and… — Gary Snyder
I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. — Mother Teresa
I am a compromiser and maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works. — Lyndon B. Johnson
The idea is that one's temperament improves with age; that you learn to deal better with people and become more benevolent and loving. That's not… — Robert Duvall
I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so… — Eddie Bernice Johnson
And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but… — William Shatner
So for the question I go to the mystery of it and say I don't know. I only know that I am alive and there… — Paulo Coelho
I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat… — Bill W.
I no longer scramble blindly through hardship. I no longer emerge from a bad time feeling relieved just to have survived. Instead of despairing, I… — Halle Berry
I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up… — Lamont Dozier
If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it,… — Randy Newman
Kids who are least impressive in my class are the ones who only listen to one kind of music. They only listen to country or… — Andy Wilkinson
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a… — John Fogerty
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line… — Mose Allison
We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's… — Merle Haggard
What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess I'm quite conservative… — Bjork
For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every… — Sean Lennon

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