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Tries Quotes (page 48)

What's going to be hard for me is to try to divorce myself as much as possible from what I wrote. I'll have to approach it simply as raw material and try to craft a film script out of it. Michael Chabon
I'm not one about trying to slow things down. What I try to do is create an atmosphere for my family where we can pretty much have whatever. Jada Pinkett Smith
Lisa Loeb quote: "You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be..."
You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be limited. Lisa Loeb
I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard. Ryan Lochte
I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them. Neko Case
I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified to be a spokesperson. I am passionate about it, but I'm not trying to make other people do what I do. Neko Case
Curtis Sittenfeld quote: "I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I..."
I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself. Curtis Sittenfeld
When I speak at my local church, which I try to do 35 to 40 times a year, I try in every lesson to take the Old Testament text or New Testament text and apply them to what is happening to me or how that applies to the audience that I'm teaching in a modern, fast-changing, technological world. I use headlines, interfaith and that sort of thing. Jimmy Carter
I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park. Gary Carter
Hamish Linklater quote: "I did try to go to college and try to be an English major."
I did try to go to college and try to be an English major. Hamish Linklater
Jimmy Carr quote: "I am trying to release endorphins here. I am not preaching to..."
I am trying to release endorphins here. I am not preaching to you - I am trying to make you laugh. Jimmy Carr
Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother. Jane Welsh Carlyle
I'm not really sure what social message my art carries, if any. And I don't really want it to carry one. I'm not interested in the subject matter to try to teach society anything, or to try to better our world in any way. Roy Lichtenstein
Mariah Carey quote: "I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and..."
I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial. Mariah Carey
Drew Carey quote: "I just try to get people to laugh - I'm not trying to change..."
I just try to get people to laugh - I'm not trying to change the world or anything. Drew Carey

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