Trying Quotes

Voodoo Programming: Things programmers do that they know shouldn't work but they try anyway, and which sometimes actually work, such as recompiling everything.

Karl Lehenbauer
There's this other half of him I don't know of, it's like he is trying to keep it a secret... if he would just let me inside so I can help.

Sarah Dessen
- Trying
- Helping
- Secret

Acting for me sometimes is taking whatever personal experiences I have and try to apply that [to a role].

Michael B. Jordan
- Trying
- Sometimes
- Acting
There is a vast territory between what we're trying to leave behind, and where we want to go - and we don't have any maps for that territory.

Charles Eisenstein
- Trying
- Behinds
- Maps
It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.

Michael Shannon
- Trying
- Kind
- Couple
No matter what you say to yourself, you do want to win. You try to look casual, like you're not thinking, 'oh, please pick me.'

Whoopi Goldberg
- Thinking
- Trying
- Winning
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing, while the naïve person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes succeeds.

Charles Eisenstein
- Thinking
- Trying
- Hopeful
The performance of buggery is no more inevitable a part of homosexuality than an orange syllabub is an inevitable part of a dinner: some may clamour for it and instantly demand a second helping, some are not interested, some decide they will try it once and then instantly vomit.

Stephen Fry