Quotes about try
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“Nothing worse than a hypocrite
Change, he ain't really different
He ain't even try to get permission
Ask for advice and they dissed him
Said I'm finna do a gospel album
What have you been hearing from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me.”

Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter

Hands On
Lyrics, Jesus Is King (2019)

Love, Feeling, Change

“God show me the way, because the Devil's trying to break me down
The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
And I don't think there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
I wanna talk to God, but I'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoke in so long.”

Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter

Jesus Walks
Lyrics, The College Dropout (2004)

God, Way, Thinking

“Nobody wants to die, everybody wants to live, but the Russians want to rebuild a Russian empire and we don’t want to live in a Russian empire. The Russians try to put us on our knees, but we’re fighting right now for freedom and for the future of our children and our country.”

Vitali Klitschko (1971) Ukrainian boxer and politician

"Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says he’s ready to give his life for Ukraine" https://nypost.com/2022/03/18/vitali-klitschko-says-hes-ready-to-give-his-life-for-ukraine/, New York Post, 18 March 2022

Children, Freedom, Future, Fight

“I want to develop my aesthetic sense without being too influenced. In a dress I try to be personal and that transmits my inspiration, that makes me look and feel unique.”

Berta Castañé (2002) Spanish actress and model

Quiero desarrollar mi sentido de la estética sin dejarme influir demasiado. En un vestido busco que sea personal y que me transmita mi propia inspiración, que me haga parecer y sentir única. <br class="br">From the interview of Begoña Clérigues, Cómo vestir a una actriz para la alfombra roja https://www.lasprovincias.es/revista-valencia/vestir-actriz-alfombra-20220208190641-nt.html, lasprovincias.es, 9 February 2022.

Feeling, Sense, Personality

“If our youths can try to dedicate more time for fruitful things, it will block spirit of goallessness. Wasting time replying and reposting useless things help kill potentials. It is better to sleep than to stay awake to use your consciousness to kill your potential.”

Idegu Ojonugwa Shadrach (1995)

Youth, Sleep, Time, Help

“Some of you are drowning, trying to catch every “next BIG wave”… When had you stayed faithful to the first idea you committed to, you'd be walking on water by now.”

Joshua King Madrid (1998)

Source: JetSet Instagram Caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJWWZAvoY2/

Faith, Idea, Water

“I try not to underestimate my opponents, no matter how ridiculous their beards.”

Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer

Source: Death Bringer

“If you want to see a man come to his senses, try something like, Do you happen to carry a rubber in your wallet? Did I mention I'm not on the pill?”

Catherine Ryan Hyde (1955) American writer

Source: Pay It Forward

Sense

“There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance”

Anna Quindlen (1952) journalist, Novelist

Source: Every Last One

Personality

“Three in the morning is never the time to try and sort out your life.”

Matt Haig book Reasons to Stay Alive

Source: Reasons to Stay Alive

Life, Time

“Try to live with the same intensity as a child. He doesn't ask for explanations; he dives into each day as if it were a new adventure and, at night, sleeps tired and happy.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

Source: Warrior of the Light

Happiness, Sleep, Night

“My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God through the use of your cleavage?”

Brandon Sanderson book Warbreaker

Source: Warbreaker

God

“The mystery of death, the riddle of how you could speak to someone and see them every day and then never again, was so impossible to fathom that of course we kept trying to figure it out, even when we were unconscious.”

Francine Prose (1947) American writer

Source: Goldengrove

Death

“You try to give away what you want yourself.”

Lois McMaster Bujold book Memory

Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Memory (1996)

“I guess that’s all forever is… Just one long trail of nows. And I guess all you can do is try and live one now at a time without getting too worked up about the last now or the next now.”

Nicholas Evans book The Horse Whisperer

Source: The Horse Whisperer

Time

“You can't save people from themselves. You can only try to wake them up.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author

Source: Shadowfever

People

“The point is, Sin is now going to try to overthrow me again and take my place. Do you know what that means? (Artemis)
There will be much rejoicing? (Kat)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Source: Devil May Cry

“We want to decipher skies and paintings, go behind these starry backgrounds or these painted canvases and, like kids trying to find a gap in a fence, try to look through the cracks in the world.”

Georges Bataille (1897–1962) French intellectual and literary figure

World, Painting

“Don’t,” Michael said. It was soft, and it was a warning, through and through. “You try to hurt her again and I’ll pull your arm off.”

Rachel Caine (1962) American writer

Source: Kiss of Death

Hurt

“We are a society of notoriously unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent — people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save.”

Erich Fromm (1900–1980) German social psychologist and psychoanalyst

Source: To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche

People, Time, Dependency

“We’re taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side, to be optimistic. Not in this case. In this case, look on the dark side. Assume rejection first. Assume you’re the rule, not the exception.”

Liz Tuccillo book He's Just Not That into You

Source: He's Just Not That Into You

Life

“In all my work what I try to say is that as human beings we are more alike than we are unalike.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“You're trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.”

Enid Blyton (1897–1968) author

Source: Six Cousins At Mistletoe Farm

“Is that what the wine is for? To help you think?"
"Oh, the wine. The wine, Costis, is to help hide the truth. It doesn't work. It never has, but I try it every once in a while just in case something in the nature of the wine might have changed.”

Megan Whalen Turner The King of Attolia

Source: The King of Attolia

Truth, Nature, Thinking, Wine

“I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars.”

Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist

Star

“Love is an act of faith & its face should always be covered in mystery. Every moment should be lived with feeling & emotion because if we try to decipher it & understand it, the magic disappears.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

Source: The Spy

Love, Faith, Feeling, Understanding

“I am always trying to 'preserve' things by getting other people to read what I have written, and feel what I felt.”

Philip Larkin (1922–1985) English poet, novelist, jazz critic and librarian

Source: Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica

People, Feeling, Reading

“They're a little strange, but I'm pretty sure neither of them is going to try to make me uncomfortable by stripping naked.”

Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire

Source: Catching Fire

“No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.”

Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist

Behavior, Parent

“Come in. And try not to murder any of my guests.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

“Keep your language. Love its sounds, its modulation, its rhythm. But try to march together with men of different languages, remote from your own, who wish like you for a more just and human world.”

Helder Camara (1909–1999) Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife

Source: Spiral Of Violence

Love, Men, World

“Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?”

Alice Walker book The Color Purple

Source: The Color Purple (1982)

Love, Flowers, Tree, Singing

“Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

Death, Guy, Personality

“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter

World, Sleep

“May I make a suggestion," said Will. "About twenty paces behind us, in the Council room, is Benedict. If you'd like to go back in there and try kicking him, I recommend aiming upward and a little to the left-”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince

Variant: If I might make a suggestion,” said Will. “About twenty paces behind us, in the Council room, is Benedict. If you’d like to go back in there and try kicking him, I recommend aiming upward and a bit to the left—
Source: Clockwork Prince

“You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right”

Jack Canfield (1944) American writer

Time, Baby, Perfection

“No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, you're screwed because it's all fixed and rigged. There is a club and you ain't in it.”

George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian

“Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

Nature

“When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist

Source: Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames

Suffering, Personality, Anger

“A werewolf tossed me against a giant packing crate while I was trying to rescue a frightened young girl who'd been kidnapped by an evil witch and a drug lord.”

Patricia Briggs book Moon Called

Source: Moon Called

Girl, Evil

“She had to have faith not just in trying but in failing. Was she strong enough to fail Was she strong enough not to”

Ann Brashares book Sisterhood Everlasting

Source: Sisterhood Everlasting

Faith, Strong

“My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring, still.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

Love, Life

“Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know you know.”

Umberto Eco book The Prague Cemetery

Source: The Prague Cemetery

Understanding

“Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that we're the ones who securely tied the knot.”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

Source: Vanishing Acts

Life

“It's not that I've suddenly become stronger or that something has changed. I'm still shaking. But… We don't have to let those fears stop us. What's most important is that we try to rise above our weakness.”

Natsuki Takaya (1973) Manga artist

Fear, Change

“Eve was still frowning at the pasta like she suspected it was going to do something
clever, like try to escape from the pot.”

Rachel Caine (1962) American writer

Source: The Dead Girls' Dance

“Are you guys busy?" Juniper asked.
"Well," I said, "we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die."
"We're not busy," Annabeth said.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Variant: Juniper: Are you guys busy?
Percy: Well, we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die.
Annabeth: We’re not busy.
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

Guy, Game, Business