Trying Quotes - Page 38

• I see myself as the world's oldest living teenager... I try to get as much kick out of things as possible.

  Iris Apfel

  Teenager, World, Kicks

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• We must be trying to learn who we really are rather than trying to tell ourselves who we should be.

  John Powell

  Should

  John Powell (1990). “Will the Real Me, Please Stand Up?: Twenty-Five Guidelines for Good Communication”, Thomas More Association

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• Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we need to fence off a few parks where humans try to be fair, where skill has some hope of reward, where absurdity has a harder time than usual getting a ticket.

  Thomas Boswell

  Skills, Sorrow, Tragedy

  Thomas Boswell (1984). “Why Time Begins on Opening Day”, Doubleday Books

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• You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder.

  Israel Zangwill

  Self Respect, Faults, Should

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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

  Beloved, Creatures

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2003). “Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India”, p.95, Penguin Books India

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• Fear can keep you alive. The trick is not to let it overwhelm you. Not to let it rule you. If you’re afraid, that’s the universe trying to tell you something. Get away. Don’t run; don’t panic. Just pick up and walk out, calm as you please. Panic makes you stupid.

  Barry Lyga

  Running, Stupid, Panic

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• How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying to do

  Ashleigh Brilliant

  Remember, Ifs, I Can

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• Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.

  William Saroyan

  Soon Enough, Alive, Live Life Happy

  William Saroyan (1934). “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories”, p.13, New Directions Publishing

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• Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.

  Bear Grylls

  Luck, Matter, Needs

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• A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.

  Radhanath Swami

  Soul, Enthusiasm, Sincere

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• We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next.

  Alain de Botton

  Envy, Diaries, Next

  Twitter post from Dec 29, 2012

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• God bless the America we are trying to create.

  Hillary Clinton

  America, God Bless, Diabolical

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• Honesty is what brings people to change and that's what i'm trying to learn in life.

  Hayley Williams

  Honesty, People

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• I don’t care if the world or anyone in it tries to drag me down. Because I know that in the end, they will be the ones left tired from the struggle to hold me back.

  Hayley Williams

  Struggle, Tired, World

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• I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.

  Anne Tyler

  Character, Literature, Wonder

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• How many times have you tried to solve “the problem”? you’ll be trying to solve it not just until you die but for many more lifetimes. Instead, understand that this world is just the play of the senses. It’s the five khandhas doing their thing; it has nothing to do with you. It’s just people being people, the world being the world.

  Ajahn Brahm

  Play, People, World

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• It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious.

  Kim Il-sung

  Peace, Struggle, Independence

  Biography/Pesonal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument. There's always this sound out there that's just a little bit beyond my reach and I'm trying to get there and that just sort of keeps me going.

  Bill Frisell

  Play, Sound, Littles

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• I speak in a loud, clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture.

  Alfred Lunt

  Voice, Bumps, Furniture

  Biography/Pesonal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier.

  John Redwood

  Teacher, Breathing, Nurse

  "Tories promise to 'lift the weight of bureaucracy'" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2005.

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• I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out.

  Alan Bennett

  Writing, Play, Roots

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• The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.

  Walid Jumblatt

  Ruling, Lebanese, Capable

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• If you're not cheating, you're not trying!

  Eddie Guerrero

  Cheating, Ifs

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

  Ryan Sheckler

  Motivation, Call Me

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• My strengths and weaknesses are the same: I've got the willingness and stupidity to try anything. If I think it's even remotely possible, I'll do it.

  Travis Pastrana

  Thinking, Stupidity, Weakness

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