Trying Quotes
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I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief.
Philip Pullman
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When I write, the story is always uppermost in my mind, and I feel that everything must be sacrificed to it. All elegant passages, all the curious details, all the so-called beautiful writing - if they are not truly relevant to what I am trying to say, then they have to go.
Paul Auster
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I've discovered that people don't actually want to have things spoiled, and they really try to avoid spoilers.
Rebecca Eaton
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When most individuals or most companies are talking about trying to create healthy habits, the key is to identify which habit or habits seem most important.
Charles Duhigg
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One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
Francois Rabelais
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I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.
Kevin McCloud
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My characters are turned upside down and trying to reinvent themselves but don't need a white knight. They can save themselves in a crisis.
Mary Kay Andrews
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Authoritarian governments are now trying to ensure that the increasingly free flow of ideas and information through cyberspace fuels their economies without threatening their political power.
Ian Bremmer
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A community is a group of people who have come together, and they work and they live to try and improve the standard of living and quality of life - and I don't mean money.
William Baldwin
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What motivates me is an ideal of thinking about how football should be. And to try to get near this way of playing. And to try to improve all aspects of my personality that can help me get near this ideal way of playing football.
Arsene Wenger
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Try to strip me of my credibility and make me look fake, G you only gonna be in for a rude awakening.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III Bad Meets Evil'
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It is delicate being my age and trying to do all the regular teenager stuff, and then having that in the spotlight.
Lily-Rose Depp
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I'm not sure anybody's ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, I've seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I don't think I've had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities.
Sean William Scott
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
Ajahn Chah
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Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.
John Wooden
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What I do is I try to be as healthy as possible all around. I use a Proactiv daily wash because my face is dry and it keeps it that way. I like to use other moisturizers to keep my face hydrated. I always put on sunscreen. I just always like to make sure my face looks fresh and has that glow.
Sasha Pieterse
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What we're trying to do at Yahoo is build our products so they're safe and trustworthy, not just secure.
Alex Stamos
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No special suits for game days. I like to keep all my favorites in the mix. I'm always trying to look my best, even when I'm just visiting a city for eight hours and then getting back on a plane again.
Henrik Lundqvist
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Everyone's constantly scrambling around trying to justify their own cruel behavior, trying to come up with psychological tricks to make themselves not feel bad.
Jon Ronson
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Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am I going to do to feel really good today?" Not like, some chick or a drink.
Yasiin Bey Black Star
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You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the fans say, but the truth is I hear every word of it and it kills me.
Mike Schmidt
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Speculation is a hard and trying business, and a speculator must be on the job all the time or he'll soon have no job to be on.
Jesse Livermore
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I think people don't expect a lot from me. I'm trying to think at what age I noticed it was more about how I looked and less about what I do, but to me that was never the interesting part about me. I had nothing to do with my looks.
Katherine Heigl