Trying Quotes

Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write.

I was the Commander in Chief with men and women in combat. And the idea of trying to agonize in public or show weakness would have demoralized them.

After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.

I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet.

Did you ever have something to say and feel as if the whole side of the wall wouldn't be big enough to say it on, and then sit down on the floor and try to get it onto a sheet of charcoal paper?

I always try to avoid anything that has to do with my life.

You cannot live in Los Angeles for any period of time without eventually trying to write a screenplay. It's like a flu bug that you catch ... Even the plumber has a screenplay in his truck.

I want people to see me for who I am and not for how someone else is trying to promote me.

If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do.

I have to decide whether I'm just laying down a groove, kind of a bed and canvas for the lyrics and music to live on, or trying to illustrate something in the lyrics.

I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them.

If you love your work, I'm not sure you have hobbies. I try to say no to things that other people could do and only say yes to things that only I could do.

When you're walking onto a bus and trying to get there before the person in front of you, that's a different level of competition than playing in front of 80,000 people.

Putting 100 percent into your life, your work, or sport, doesn't give you the right to expect success at whatever you are trying to do - it just provides the opportunity.

I don't ignore continuity, and try my best to stick as closely to the current status quo as possible, but it's not my primary concern when I start a story.

...those who think that faith is superior to reason, and try to reason me into thinking that way; why don't they faith me into it?

I have to stop watching the Olympics. It just reminds me that I forgot to try really hard at something.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

Whenever someone tries to deny the truth, ultimately, reality betrays him.

The more you try to be like someone else, the more you find yourself standing in the way.

You never replace a great scholar who retires. If you try to do that, you end up with burnt-out volcanoes.

As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists.

Looking to any angry, anxious, or otherwise stressed emotional state to help you sort out the pain you're in is like trying to organize your monthly bills by throwing them into a blender

You can't plan anything, right? You can try.

I look for people who have a slightly different perspective and are trying to move the needle a little bit and push boundaries.

Philosophy first constructs a scheme of happiness and then tries to fit the world to it.

I love to dream, but I never try to dream and think at the same time.

We're trying to find areas of cooperation with Russia in the area of counterterrorism and the campaign against ISIS.

I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.

Try fighting with your head for a change... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning.

I know now what he was trying to do, but Atticus was only a man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work.

There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages.

If what we are doing with our anger is not achieving the desired result, it would seem logical to try something different.

Sometimes I try to improve the language, the lines, or the delivery, but I don't ad-lib because I think that makes it really hard for everybody else involved.

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that.

When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint - understand what he is trying to do - nine times out of ten he is trying to do right.

I’ve built a wall around me, never letting anybody inside and trying not to venture outside myself

So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?

Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much less care; but try to obtain what you need, and make the best of every moment of your life.

I wouldn't be myself if I weren't always trying to be someone else. I only have so much time on this earth and I want to be as many people as possible.

I always try to make my things happen.

We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel? Confident?

I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.

Don't try so much to form your character - it's like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose. Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.

It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them and accept them as individuals, it becomes difficult because they keep getting out of line and wasting your time.

You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.

I try to practice with my life.

All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?

I try and keep an open mind to peoples paths. The only thing that annoys me is negative poopy people and they come from all kinds of places. But I rarely have to deal with negative reactions.

In trying to be concise I become obscure.