Tried Quotes

4144 Tried quotes by 2854 unique authors

Truth is not something you can appropriate easily and quickly. You certainly cannot sleep or dream yourself to the truth. No, you must be tried,… — Soren Kierkegaard
In his sophomore year Wilbanks tried out for the high school basketball team and made it. On the first day of practice his coach had… — Lynn G. Robbins
It was my mom who told me, "Ernie, if you make even one person happy with your smile or a funny thing you did every… — Ernest Borgnine
Auld Nature swears the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses,… — Robert Burns
I always tried to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that my brains would fall out. As G. K. Chesterton says, "The purpose of opening… — Josh McDowell
During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had gotten… — George Crook
For the past several years, the Meth Caucus has worked to engage the Office of National Drug Control Policy on this issue. We have tried… — Rick Larsen
There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players.… — Magnus Carlsen
I have found in every word a certain musical value, a melody in every thought, harmony in every feeling, and I have tried to interpret… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes.… — John Bonham
I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a… — Kim Novak
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite. — Teresa of Avila
I remember one time I tried to pity this fool. He told me his name was Jeff. He was married. He pulled out his wallet… — Unknown Author
Your enlightenment depends on the company you keep. You do not know the world until you know the men who have possessed it and tried… — Woodrow Wilson
Faith by its very nature must be tried, and the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but… — Oswald Chambers
I'm not drawn to stories that are just sort of fluffy. I'm just not, and I've tried to, and as a kid I was never… — Nicole Kidman
'I tried and it didn't work' is a lot better than, 'I wish I'd tried'. — Catherine DeVrye
I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken. — Johnny Ramone
Al-Awlaki was born here, he is an American citizen. He was never tried or charged for any crimes. No one knows if he killed anybody.… — Ron Paul
All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers. — George Orwell
It's better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would've happened if I had tried — Alfred Lord Tennyson
My proudest moment was when I was in high school, some jackass tried to give me a wedgy. I came prepared, I went commando. It… — Jared Leto
Tried on daddy's 1979 rookie firesuit a while back. Smelled every bit of 36 years old. — Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
I tried to go anorexic for a good three hours. I ate ice and celery, but that’s not even anorexic. And I quit. I was… — Meghan Trainor
Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But to take my… — Sarah Jio

Who Wrote These Tried Quotes

2,854 authors contributed a total of 4,144 Tried Quotes, led by these top contributors: