Trying Quotes

I really do try to let the identity or voice inside come out.

I became so consumed with trying to live up to what the public expected that I lost myself. I don't know of anyone else who can say this

There are no limits to your understanding, only those that are due to trying to understand with the mind.

On Startups: "I hate it when people call themselves "entrepreneurs" when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell or go public, so they can cash in and move on.

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

No matter what you say to yourself, you do want to win. You try to look casual, like you're not thinking, 'oh, please pick me.'

I love watching people be totally committed in a very real way to stupid situations. I find it's not so much trying to be funny, it's trying to be real in a messed up context. That's comedy to me.

Shall I make it clear, boys, for all to apprehend, Those that will not hear, boys, waiting for the end, Knowing it is near, boys, trying to pretend, Sitting in cold fear, boys, waiting for the end?

Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.

I guess the disc jockey thought I was trying to sing or something so ... they had fun with it. But the reality was that it was something, there was a concept behind it.

It's to try to spread the Word of God - the true meaning of Christmas. And that is more important than anything else.

If you're not really having fun then there's no point of really trying.

Words are cold, muddy toads trying to understand sprites dancing in a field-but they're all we have.

I'm going to Queen Mary's [university] in East London and I am trying to juggle it. Sometimes, it's really hard.

I'm just trying to do my best every day, hoping that I have done my best every day, and its very easy in a way, but also it's not that easy. Every day counts.

I don't like cursing in movies. I feel like cursing has become the new hackiness. You try to find substitutions for cursing.

I can't really do anything about the past and all I can do is just embrace the future and try to make the most of the present. So I'm really trying to do that and doing my best every day.

I try to do as little as possible without looking like an idiot. Research is fun and easy. Writing is hard. So I try not to let the research become an excuse to not do the writing part.

It's important for people to try and be more like Marco Polo in how he explored the world, very few of us nowadays pay attention to cultures and try to understand them.

I have trouble actually describing myself because I'm always suspicious of people who start describing themselves. I'm like, "OK, why are you trying to tell me what you are?"

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.

You can't stop everything from happening. But we've gotten to a point where we're certainly trying. If a car doesn't have four hundred air bags in it, then it's no good.

To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows.

If you are only what you are, You at least have a chance Not to outsmart, But be on a par with yourself And that is worth trying.

Sometimes we have to behave indifferent towards people who proclaim their love to us, just to see if they are really different.

Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

If it is stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. (a Shin'a'in saying)

There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records?

A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.

I am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid.

Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.

I felt like I was betraying my family. But I knew that trying to explain my emotions in a movie like this was more important than leaving them unspoken.

I'm always trying to find brain food and indulge in knowledge that's gonna be useful.

I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever I'm craving, I go for it. I'm never trying to lose weight - or gain it. I'm just being.

I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and I've been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.

For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

My mom always said fighting with me as a kid was like going to court. I'm trying to realize that being right is not the most important thing.

I'm always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though.

Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on the brink of success.

If you're a kid who is always on the outside hoping to be on the inside, you're watching a lot. You're trying to figure out how to become a normal person in a society that considers you weird.

All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.

Too late. I’ve already seen the blush. Stop trying to hide it from me. I think it’s adorable.

People love seeing people trying to change stuff.

It's only a sure defeat when you stop trying.

Those in the margins are always trying to get to the center, and those at the center, frequently in the name of tradition, are trying to keep the margins at a distance.

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.

I... keep trying to find a way to become what I'd like to be and what I could be if... if only there were no other people in the world.

I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.

Ctors are always trying to cry and people are actually trying not to cry.