“There was a little man, and he had a little soul;
And he said, Little Soul, let us try, try, try!”
Thomas Moore (1779–1852) Irish poet, singer and songwriter
Little Man and Little Soul.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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“When I was a little boy I used to repeat: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again."”
Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
That is what I am doing. When I come back I hope I may be able to say, as Hotspur said in Henry IV, "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
Speech at Heston Airport before his flight to Munich to meet Hitler (29 September 1938), quoted in The Times (30 September 1938), p. 12
Prime Minister
“I try to make everyone's day a little more surreal.”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
Source: The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
“Censors will try to censor a little bit more each year”
Wilfrid Sheed (1930–2011) English-American novelist and essayist
because, like editors and other officious people, censors don't feel they are getting anywhere unless they are up and doing
"Dirty Business" (1973), p. 83
The Good Word & Other Words (1978)
“Oh ye of little faith. Not for IYD… But you didn't even try.”
Karen Marie Moning (1964) author
Source: Dreamfever
Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864) English poet and songwriter
"The Angel's Story".
Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses (1858)