Tried Quotes

4144 Tried quotes by 2854 unique authors

In early days, I tried not to give librarians any trouble, which was where I made my primary mistake. Librarians like to be given trouble;… — Catherine Drinker Bowen
I tried to have more than one emotion on the record. — Neko Case
Halloween was banned in Haddonfield and I think that the basic idea was that if you tried to suppress something, it would only rear its… — Dennis Etchison
Seeing is never believing: we interpret what we see in the light of what we believe. Faith is confidence in God before you see God… — Oswald Chambers
Got no religion. Tried a bunch of different religions. The churches are divided. Can't make up their minds and neither can I. — Bob Dylan
The appointment of Jesus to be the Savior of the world was contested by one of the other sons of God. He was called Lucifer,… — Milton R. Hunter
Happiness just wasn't part of the job description back then. You tried to find a helpmate to keep the cold wind and dogs at bay.… — Robin Green
My femininity is always something I've tried to preserve in this dog-eat-dog world. — Margaret Smith
What a thrill that will be if I have to die in the electric chair. It will be the supreme thrill. The only one I… — Albert Fish
The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical… — Carl Sagan
Suppose you should fail. Is that so terrible? Not to have tried is a worse failure. — E. Stanley Jones
I tried to get into the mind of my opponent and psyche him out. — Muhammad Ali
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
Look who's standing if you please, 'though you tried to bring me to my knees. — Michael Jackson
If you want something and don't get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn't want it, or you tried to bargain over… — Rudyard Kipling
The evidence for Christian truth is not exhaustive, but it is sufficient. Too often, Christianity has not been tried and found wanting - it has… — John Baillie
I've got a hockey record, I took off my skate and tried to stab a guy, I'm the only person who ever tried that. — Adam Sandler
When I tried to hit puberty I swung and I missed. — Bo Burnham
I tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it. — Alan Pardew
I am thankful for the way I was raised, to be positive. Even when times have gotten rough I have always tried to look on… — Angela Merkel
Without a doubt, the next few minutes would be the most hellishly exciting in my life. Grinding pain and killer fatigue waited just beyond the… — Brad Alan Lewis
I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and move on. — Victor Salva
I mean, every single time I was there with Mahesh, I just tried to learn something of his game, because he's, you know, one of… — Daniela Hantuchova
It is inconceivable that anyone could say we have tried to hide anything — William J. Clinton
For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times. — Jack Osbourne

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