Quotes and Sayings About Trying
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I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can't wait for the chance to try again.
-- Abby SunderlandSource : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.199, Thomas Nelson Inc
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I was so thankful that my parents trusted me enough and had enough faith in my abilities to let me follow my passion and try to do something great, even if I might fail.
-- Abby SunderlandSource : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.93, Thomas Nelson
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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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All God's creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good to God's creatures.
-- Abdul Kalam -
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Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
-- Abel KorzeniowskiSource : "Golden Globe Nominee Abel Korzeniowski Talks Madonna, ‘W.E.,’ Score" by Bill Desowitz, www.indiewire.com. January 11, 2012.
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Never let anyone try and make you into something that you're not. Remember what it is that you want, and always stay strong in that.
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Dishonoring what we feel is an epidemic that has us self-medicating as a culture and trying to numb ourselves.
-- Abiola AbramsSource : Abiola Abrams (2014). “The Sacred Bombshell Handbook of Self-Love: The 11 Secrets of Feminine Power”, p.131, El Dorado Publishing
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The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.
-- Abraham Joshua HeschelSource : Abraham Joshua Heschel (2005). “The Sabbath”, p.22, Macmillan
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If this country is ever demoralized, it will come from trying to live without work.
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I say 'try'; if we never try, we shall never succeed.
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A stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.
-- Abraham Maslow -
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A man could spend the rest of his life trying to remember what he shouldn't have said.
-- Abraham PolonskySource : "Fictional character: Edna Tucker". "Force of Evil", www.imdb.com. 1948.
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O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
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Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
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We can not escape tragic roads. It is like grasping at the sun & trying to catch air. We must take one step at-a-time. Keep going.
-- Ace Antonio HallSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I would just encourage any artist to stay focused, of course keep God first, and just keep working hard. Try to outwork those who you idolize.
-- Ace HoodSource : Source: www.independentphilly.com
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Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.
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What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.
-- Adam BaldwinSource : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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I don't burn any calories trying to be masculine; I just happen to be from that world.
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I guess my feeling is that if you’re going to make a joke, that’s fine, but you should also sort of stand behind it, you know? A joke should be more than a joke, it should be a point that you’re trying to make.
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When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.
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I'm a loser on Sunday. Yeah, I'm a couch potato. I get up and try and eat and then back on the couch. And watch anything.
-- Adam Garcia -
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The coffee shop is a great New York institution, but it has terrible coffee. And the more traditional coffee shops are trying to catch up with more sophisticated coffee drinkers.
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Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?
-- Adam GrantSource : Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.12, Penguin
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People tend to have one of three 'styles' of interaction. There are takers, who are always trying to serve themselves; matchers, who are always trying to get equal benefit for themselves and others; and givers, who are always trying to help people.
-- Adam GrantSource : "Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success". Book by Adam Grant, www.businessinsider.com. 2013.
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And yet the world we live in-its divisions and conflicts, its widening gap between rich and poor, its seemingly inexplicable outbursts of violence-is shaped far less by what we celebrate and mythologize than by the painful events we try to forget. Leopold's Congo is but one of those silences of history.
-- Adam HochschildSource : Adam Hochschild (2011). “King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa”, p.356, Pan Macmillan
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
-- Adam Lambert -
Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
-- Adam Lambert