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I still remember how hard I worked on the tune of 'Raree rareeram... ;' the first tune I tried was rejected.
If you get beaten, and you know that you tried your hardest and kept your focus, then that's all you can do.
I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.
The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith.
Anyone who has ever tried to plot a detective mystery knows that the hardest thing to come up with is motive.
I've tried so far to learn as much as possible. I think I've got a good grasp of what a hockey GM needs to do.
For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism.
In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.
There are two kinds of people in this world. 'I' people and 'we' people. I've always tried to be a 'we' person.
Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness.
When people criticise you, you've got to listen to that criticism, and to learn from it, which I've tried to do.
In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.
When I got done at Duke, I almost felt ashamed of it. I almost tried to distance myself from being the Duke guy.
I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.
I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out.
The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
We need to not pay attention to those losers who tried to push us down the stairs when we were in middle school.
My mother tried to teach me when I was a small child to sing but failed because of my inability to carry a tune.
The first year I lived in New York, I tried a different burger every week to find my favorite burger in New York.
On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.
I have never tried to bind myself in some kind of an image on screen. I have always tried to do different things.
I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported.
You'd die very sad if you tried to make everyone in the world happy, you know what I mean? You can't; no one can.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Whatever opportunities I got after the Under-19 World Cup, I tried to make most of it and do my best for the team.
'Cause when I had my child, people tried to make me feel like life was over for me, and I started to believe that.
I tried perming my hair by myself in lockdown. It came out looking ridiculous - my hair was so damaged and crispy.
When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
At the end of the day, nobody cares how much you tried, what the deal was, or if you were a good guy or a bad guy.
I always said life consists of love and work. I tried to balance it 50-50. And, of course, now I'm so happy I did.
I never knew you were supposed to push off of your feet when you walked. And I tried it, and I walked much faster.
People have always tried to imitate, but at the end of the day, no one can do me better than I can do me, you know?
I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
Unlike Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, Jackie Robinson never tried to convert himself into an acceptable black man.
I was just coming out of prison, I was married, and I had a kid, and I didn't know what to do, so I tried stand-up.
I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible.
I would not like to be replaced by someone who immediately sets about undoing what I've tried to do for 25-26 years.
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
I've always tried to balance my life with what is good for me but also keeping in mind how it affects somebody else.
My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today.
Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.
If I have a 100 percent batting average, you should fire me, because it means we haven't tried anything really noble.
I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree.
I've always kind of tried to do something that was a little different than just simple 'I love you, baby'-type songs.
I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.
For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art.
I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it.
People have tried to keep me at bay with their jab, but once I put that pressure on, there is only so much you can do.