Tries Quotes

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If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement. — Robert A. Heinlein
I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only man… — James Lee Burke
This withdrawal from the day's turmoil into creative silence is not a luxury, a fad, or a futility. It is a necessity, because it tries… — Paul Brunton
Most of humanity, he said, have eyes that are so caked shut with the dust of deception they will never see the truth, no matter… — Elizabeth Gilbert
When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn… — Marilyn Monroe
They spent days, nights, weeks, and years talking, never accepting the fact that, good or bad, an idea only exists when someone tries to put… — Paulo Coelho
I shift on to my side and find myself looking directly into Gale's eyes. For an instant the world recedes and there is just his… — Suzanne Collins
Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent… — George Carlin
We all play chess with Fate as partner. He makes a move, we make a move. He tries to checkmate us in three moves, we… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Pop and metal aren't friends. Each knows exactly where the other lives and tries to keep its distance. They choose different streets, neighborhoods, zip codes. — Dave Mustaine
Whoever said love conquers all was a fool. Because almost everything conquers love - or tries to. — Edna Ferber
Like a girl, a baby running after her mother, begging to be picked up, and she tugs on her skirts, holding her back as she… — Homer
It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules. — Simone Elkeles
Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore -- "I'm easy; I'll eat anything" -- can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Heart weeps. Head tries to help heart. Head tells heart how it is, again: You will lose the ones you love. They will all go.… — Lydia Davis
There's no room for him in your head, Elle. I'm there. I'll always be there and if he tries to come in I'll drive him… — Christine Feehan
Numb, I took the perfectly browned puff. Okay. Let me see if I have this right. Al provokes me into defending myself. I nearly kill… — Kim Harrison
One would truly need a great and spacious makeup kit to compete with beauty as portrayed in media all around us. Yet at the end… — Jeffrey R. Holland
who once had dreams of saving the world, now laughs at anyone who tries. — Lauren DeStefano
Home is a place in the mind. When it is empty, it frets. It is fretful with memory, faces and places and times gone by.… — Maeve Brennan
As they embrace, she kisses him full on the mouth. And suddenly sticks her tongue right in. She has done this before, often. It’s one… — Christopher Isherwood
Is it my imagination, or is there some kind of jealousy thing going on here?"-Inuyasha (gives Inuyasha a really bad look)"It's your imagination."-Sango (Inuyasha tries… — Rumiko Takahashi
Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an… — Sophie Kinsella
You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away. — Ilona Andrews
You can keep a bunch of crabs in a shallow container, and none of them will escape. Because as soon as one of 'em tries… — Lisa Kleypas

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