Tried Quotes

4144 Tried quotes by 2854 unique authors

Creativity is the result of a struggle between vitality and form. As anyone who has tried to write a sonnet or scan poetry, is aware,… — Rollo May
In every age poets and social reformers have tried to stimulate the people of their own time to a nobler life by enchanting stories of… — Alfred Marshall
I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter. — Larry Holmes
Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that's largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and… — Richard Branson
Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because… — Rick Warren
Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are perhaps… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When a Man is tried of London, he is tired of life. — Samuel Johnson
But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that. — Ken Kesey
It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste. — Idi Amin
Greg Kaidanov tried to get me to view his behavior as part of what makes him great - if he wouldn't get so upset about… — Unknown Author
For 30 years I have tried to make it understood that there are no criminals, — Georges Simenon
I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words. — Georges Simenon
Good evening. A President who lied us into a war and, in so doing, needlessly killed 3,584 of our family and friends and neighbors; a… — Keith Olbermann
I certainly know German colleagues in the US who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become… — Bernhard Schlink
Once, in Lisbon, I tried my best to work the phone book in a way that would assuage a longing [Alice and I] had for… — Calvin Trillin
I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it… — Nate Ruess
When you face unexpected events, you have to try to overcome those problems, but at the same time, you have to continue working according to… — Laura Chinchilla
I have tried every amp, distortion box, gadget etc. that has ever been made since 1967 to present and nothing has sounded like the Tonebone.… — Steve Lukather
I might have speculated on my chances of going to Heaven; but candidly I did not care. I could not have wept if I had… — Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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
I never got many questions about my managing. I tried to get twenty-five guys who didn't ask questions. — Earl Weaver
I’m not the only kid who grew up this way. Surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones. As if… — Shane Koyczan
I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to… — Buck Brannaman
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
How often I have tried to tell writing students that the first thing a writer must do is love the reader and wish the reader… — Ellen Gilchrist

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