Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

Tim Robbins

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If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.

Jack Canfield
- Good
- Trying
- Mother
Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver a sustained level of security and justice for citizens. Border security can never come at the expense of migrants' rights. Nor can it be used to legitimize inhumane treatment.

Ban Ki-moon
- Done
- Justice
- Security
You take so much on as a therapist: you just sit there and listen to people talk with you, and you're trying to help people, and it can be draining.

Samira Wiley
- People
- Trying
- Help
A lot of people put pressure on me, but I don't think I feel that type of pressure. It is more of a good thing that people are trying to do that.

Adam Peaty
- People
- Good
- Trying
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

B. F. Skinner
- Real
- Trying
- May
When I write notes in my journal, I'm just trying to scribble down as much as possible. Later on, I decide whether to follow some of those first impressions or whether to abandon them.

Natasha Trethewey
- Trying
- Down
- Journal