People Try Quotes

206 quotes by 187 authors

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to… — Art Blakey
I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good… — Alan Alda
There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as… — Joan Chen
People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh,… — Tommy Chong
I'm attracted to the extreme light and the extreme dark. I'm interested in the human condition and what makes people tick. I'm interested in the… — Johnny Depp
Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make… — George Carlin
Angels appear to transcend all cultures, races, and systems. They are a part of human history and civilization, sometimes at the forefront, other times in… — Silver RavenWolf
Violence is the way stupid people try to level the playing field. — John Gregory Dunne
Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power - not because they don't see it, but because they see it and… — Janet Mock
Publishing is the only industry I can think of where most of the employees spend most of their time stating with great self-assurance that they… — Donald E. Westlake
There is great power in focusing on what you want..... The person who tries to do everything accomplishes nothing. Most people try to be all… — Robin Sharma
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.… — Oscar Peterson
When people try to take [smoking] away from me I say, 'hey, I stopped everything else.' But, I have to battle that one, too. — Matthew Perry
There's so much negativity in the world and what you only need to hear is all the love. People try to say to me, 'I… — Miley Cyrus
We have a problem with any labels that people try to hang on us, because all it does is drag you down. — Billy Corgan
People try to start things with me because of who I am, and I know that means I have to stay away. Its definitely racial. — Allen Iverson
I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop, At the time that I am bored or understand… — Robert Rauschenberg
We were made to be human beings here, and when people try to be anything else, they generally get into some sort of scrapes. — Hannah Whitall Smith
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish… — Edward Hoagland
There's no reason to assume that my idea of what's better would really be better. I resent it when other people try to inflict their… — Frank Zappa

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