Quotes of: I-tried Keyword

All what we hope for is that a day will come, when we have all gone, when people will say that this man has tried, and his family tried. This is all there is to seek in this world.

King Hussein I

The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.

John Clayton

The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.

Dale Turner

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.

James Earl Jones

Detective: We're really sorry, Prendergast. We tried and tried but could not fit your fucking name on the cake!

Falling Down

English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.

Zadie Smith

I cannot sing karaoke because it's hard and weird. If I actually tried to sing, I would probably sound good, and I think that's weird and not fun.

Skylar Astin

I have tried so hard to do right.

Grover Cleveland

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play.

Steve Buscemi

Having been to Europe and working and traveling there, the restaurants my wife and I remember were always off the beaten trail restaurants. So I tried to seek a little 'off the beaten trail,' but cool area.

Todd English

Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.

Ethan Embry

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.

Robert Benchley

I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

Joel McCrea

The Bible tries to make humans not animals the whole time. I think it's a bit of a mistake.

Neko Case

Anytime you can be a part of something that hopefully tries to make a cultural contribution, I love the idea of that.

Matthew Settle

I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn.

James Badge Dale

I worked with some wonderful people, tried my best and I feel comfortable.

Janet Reno

I think it was more personal, but I certainly tried to adapt certain concepts of Surrealism.

Trevor Dunn

I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal.

Lindsay Davenport

I wanted a family, but before I had a family, I was a career person. I've tried to marry those two things, and sometimes it is successful, and sometimes it is not.

Sarah Jessica Parker