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I tried reading Hilbert. Only his papers published in mathematical periodicals were available at the time. Anybody who has tried those knows they are very… — Alonzo Church
I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is. — Gene Pitney
I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self. — Katie Couric
I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister. — David Blunkett
I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear… — Will Carleton
It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and writing. — Kenneth Williams
I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like… — Fantasia Barrino
The National Socialist Party in Austria never tried to hide its inclination for a greater Germany. — Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Retiring from cricket is not about form. I feel that the time is now and it's right. I've tried to give everything I have when… — Kumar Sangakkara
Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong. — Barry White
What isn't tried won't work. — Claude Maxwell MacDonald
While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly… — Kurt Vonnegut
The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me… — Orson Scott Card
After all, this is how you learned how to walk. You didn't just jump up from your crib one day and waltz gracefully across the… — David D. Burns
I tried to take seriously the idea that if you tortured language you might arrive at some new truth. Later it became clear to me… — Hari Kunzru
The boys with their feet on the desks know that the easiest murder case in the world to break is the one somebody tried to… — Raymond Chandler
Any schemes - such as 'think of symmetry laws', or 'put the information in mathematical form', or 'guess equations'- are known to everybody now, and… — Richard P. Feynman
I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy. — Jo Stafford
The wind, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the whole business of… — William Stanley Jevons
I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown. I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too… — Al Kaline
The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,… — Alexander Hamilton
Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However,… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Now, if doctors were aware that medicine was not a science and that they were pulling what is undoubtedly the largest and most successful confidence… — Vernon Coleman
I remember one occasion when I tried to add a little seasoning to a review, but I wasn't allowed to. The paper was by Dorothy… — Paul Halmos
I have tried to avoid long numerical computations, thereby following Riemann's postulate that proofs should be given through ideas and not voluminous computations. — David Hilbert

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