When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn't want to, because they had no pilots.
As a teenage girl myself, I've gone through times in my life where I've felt insecure about who I am and have tried so hard to fit in with everyone else.
The difference between memoir and autobiography, as far as I see it, is that a memoir is there primarily to tell one particular story, whereas an autobiography tries to be a full account of a life.
All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.
Don't ever give up. Believe in yourself or no one else will. My personal saying is: 'I'd rather die knowing that I tried to do what I love.'
I never felt any attraction towards violence. I never tried to express myself through violence. Violence is a language.
These children that come at you with knives, they are your children. You taught them. I didn't teach them. I just tried to help them stand up.
I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.
You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
For years I tried to put myself in a box, and it frustrated me, so I had to let go and let the universe take its course.
In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.
One of my resolutions is to quit smoking. I've tried for the past two years, but this year I am going to stick with it.
Goodness knows, I tried. But I think it's virtually impossible for the right kind of man to be married to a movie star.
I've always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at the same time, and I always tried to explain them to myself. I ask a lot of questions.
'Dhalgren' is the kind of book in which you can look for pretty much anything you want. I tried to put as much into it as I could at the time.
Anthony: They all tried to hold your hand. I didn't Richard: No, you didn't Anthony: Don't need to, do I?
I have olive trees and have tried my hand at curing small batches of olives, with varying degrees of success. So sometimes there are leftover olives I use in pasta sauce because they didn't quite make the grade.
Sometimes I just want to write a really intense love scene. But I can't do that in my books for teens, or parents will complain - believe me, I've tried.
I would do a Byrds tour or a Byrds record in a minute. I miss that band now. I've tried to convince Roger over and over to do it, but he's not interested. Music isn't something you can legislate into being.
My music has a high irritation factor. I've always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric people. Often it was a joke. But I would plead guilty on the grounds that I prefer eccentricity to the bland.
When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas.
