Trying Quotes

22548 Trying quotes by 9956 unique authors

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works. — Mary Kay Ash
Avoid openly trying to reform people. Every man knows he is imperfect, but he doesn't want someone else trying to correct his faults. If you… — David Packard
We have to change our culture so you can create wealth from making things and don't just try to make money out of money — James Dyson
Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place — William McDonough
Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of… — Randy Pausch
People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current nor try… — David Steindl-Rast
Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility. — Lili Taylor
Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The truth is if I had a gay son, I would love him just as much as if he was straight. I might have to… — Tracy Morgan
You should make no effort to try to join society, stay right where you are. Give your name and serial number and wait for society… — Quentin Crisp
The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want… — Will Smith
If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: 'He obviously does not know me… — Epictetus
Try and forget our cares and sickness, and contribute, as we can to the happiness of each other. — Samuel Johnson
Religion has run out of justifications. Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, it no longer offers an explanation of anything important. Where once it… — Christopher Hitchens
If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come. — Lawrence Welk
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me. — John C. Maxwell
Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live… — John C. Maxwell
Kids who are least impressive in my class are the ones who only listen to one kind of music. They only listen to country or… — Andy Wilkinson
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a… — John Fogerty
I think Gram did his best work in co-writes. Sometimes when you're working with one other person, it's such a magical thing. You're editing each… — Chris Hillman
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line… — Mose Allison
I don't really know why an idea comes to me. But all of a sudden, an idea comes and from experience I can intuit what… — Paul Simon
I just said, you know, this is a great track but this lyric, I don't believe it. It sounds like I'm trying to say something,… — Paul Simon
If you try to create a type, you may end with nothing. If you do a good job of creating an individual, you may succeed… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's… — Merle Haggard

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