Tried Quotes

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Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you. — Neil Armstrong
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting. — Arthur Ashe
Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth. — Joseph Barbera
I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of… — Douglas Bader
I didn't try and do fashion pictures. I tried to do portraits of girls wearing dresses. — David Bailey
I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it. — David Bailey
I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph… — Ansel Adams
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float. — John Barrymore
I have tried to be as eclectic as I possibly can with my professional life, and so far it's been pretty fun. — Roland Barthes
I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer's cramp. The fancy words for it are… — Scott Adams
I've always defined myself not as a cartoonist , but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would… — Scott Adams
President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in… — Bob Beauprez
All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own… — Martha Beck
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. — Samuel Beckett
My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd… — Victoria Beckham
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well. — Robert Benchley
The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different… — Ezra Taft Benson
Empty-brained triflers who have never tried to think, who take their creed as they take their fashions, speak of atheism as the outcome of foul… — Annie Besant
I'm not squeamish at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look… — Jessica Biel
I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps… — Theodore Bikel

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