Tried Quotes

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...like a magnetic compass turning north, I always tried to head in the direction of the better, which is the direction to God. ...the directions… — Huston Smith
I play piano and guitar. Acoustic guitar. I tried studying classical guitar when I was 16 but it got really hard. I could never play… — Kip Winger
I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and… — Amber Tamblyn
How do we know when someone like Hasan is going to make his move and do we know he's an Islamist until he's made his… — Chris Matthews
Well, what I tried to do is to just listen to my voice, because my voice is my boss. She decides. — Cecilia Bartoli
When I woke the next morning in my room at White's Motel, I showered and stood naked in front of the mirror, watching myself solemnly… — Cheryl Strayed
President Bush and his administration have tried to pull the wool over our eyes and distract the public from this possibly illegal domestic spying scandal. — Ellen Tauscher
We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community. — Hansie Cronje
When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction; for few… — Samuel Johnson
By establishing a social policy that keeps physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia illegal but recognizes exceptions, we would adopt the correct moral view: the onus of… — Ezekiel Emanuel
I have meant what I have done. Or I have often meant what I have done. Or I have sometimes meant what I have done.… — Jasper Johns
In some ways, it would be nice to stay younger, but I feel pretty happy about growing older... Personally, I don't have a lot of… — Holly Hunter
I tried several times to get the song right. The tune and the chords that I started with, there really wasn't anywhere else it could… — Nik Kershaw
I have tried to be righteous all my life. Yet I have never been content. — Ally Condie
Part of the appeal was that Medawar was not only a Nobel Laureate, but he seemed like a Nobel Laureate; he was everything one thought… — Richard Dawkins
And whatsoever is repressed has to be repressed again because victory is never complete. There is no way to destroy sex by force, by violence.… — Rajneesh
Both sides of my family had come from Ireland in the 19th century for the same reason: There was nothing to eat over there. Since… — Art Donovan
What has worked before is never as good as something that has never been tried before, even if it doesn't work. — Jimmy Webb
Governments have tried to stop crime through punishment throughout the ages, but crime continued in the past punishment remains. Crime can only be stopped through… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Well I'm sure now that the press is going to tell you (Mitt Romney) isn't perfect. Now my friends for the past four years, we've… — Mike Huckabee
In the legends that males have invented to explain life, the first human creature is a man named Adam. Eve arrives later, to give him… — Oriana Fallaci
Rich Indians typically tried to work around a dysfunctional government. Private security was hired, city water was filtered, private school tuitions were paid. Such choices… — Katherine Boo
They say I tried to hurt my nurse. I tell them they tried to hurt me first. — CJ Roberts
I do not know if it is true that all actors want to direct and all directors want to act, but in 1972 I tried… — James Earl Jones
Whatever success I've had it is because I've tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach's duty is to avoid complicating… — Bill Belichick

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