Quotes and sayings tagged 'attempted'

If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was

If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was

— John F. Kennedy

What is not yet done is only what we have not yet attempted to do.

What is not yet done is only what we have not yet attempted to do.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I attempted to see famines as broad “economic” problems (concentrating on how

I attempted to see famines as broad “economic” problems (concentrating on how

— Amartya Sen

She attempted to turn again; I held on. I wasn’t holding tight

She attempted to turn again; I held on. I wasn’t holding tight

— Maggie Stiefvater

Reason is universal because no attempted challenge to its results can avoid

Reason is universal because no attempted challenge to its results can avoid

— Thomas Nagel

I have not attempted to try to relive or recreate the past;

I have not attempted to try to relive or recreate the past;

— Frederick Hart

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it

— Jim Harrison

I think we can really use magic in a way never attempted

I think we can really use magic in a way never attempted

— Criss Angel

The important thing to know about an assassination or an attempted assassination

The important thing to know about an assassination or an attempted assassination

— Eric Ambler

Too much is demanded by the critic, attempted by the poet.

Too much is demanded by the critic, attempted by the poet.

— John Crowe Ransom

What I’ve attempted to do is establish a world through art in

What I’ve attempted to do is establish a world through art in

— Romare Bearden

Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.

Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Recently I was reading somewhere or other an Italian curio-dealer who attempted

Recently I was reading somewhere or other an Italian curio-dealer who attempted

— George Orwell

I think Atom Heart Mother was a good thing to have attempted,

I think Atom Heart Mother was a good thing to have attempted,

— David Gilmour

He was afraid of touching his own wrist. He never attempted to

He was afraid of touching his own wrist. He never attempted to

— Vladimir Nabokov

Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since

Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since

— Mike Harding

However, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by

However, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by

— Orrin Hatch

Only six need be attempted.

Only six need be attempted.

— Bertrand Russell

I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do.

I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do.

— Rod Stewart

Philosophy has often attempted to repress insolence by asserting that all conditions

Philosophy has often attempted to repress insolence by asserting that all conditions

— Samuel Johnson

To the millions of Americans whove attempted to use HealthCare.gov to

To the millions of Americans whove attempted to use HealthCare.gov to

— Marilyn Tavenner

I did Scottish footballer of the year this year, attempted to do

I did Scottish footballer of the year this year, attempted to do

— Frankie Boyle

I wouldn’t mind meeting some of the people I’ve attempted to portray

I wouldn’t mind meeting some of the people I’ve attempted to portray

— Geoffrey Rush

No one, in the world’s whole history, ever attempted to substantiate a

No one, in the world’s whole history, ever attempted to substantiate a

— Robert Green Ingersoll

In reality, I don’t think that many of the policies we’ve attempted

In reality, I don’t think that many of the policies we’ve attempted

— William Eldridge Odom

Through Plato, Aristotle came to believe in God; but Plato never attempted

Through Plato, Aristotle came to believe in God; but Plato never attempted

— Edith Hamilton

The Soviet Union attempted to export communism to the entire world. We

The Soviet Union attempted to export communism to the entire world. We

— Vladimir Yakunin

The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a

The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a

— Madeleine Stowe

With ‘Hip-Hop Saved My Life,’ I attempted to make ‘Kick, Push,

With ‘Hip-Hop Saved My Life,’ I attempted to make ‘Kick, Push,

— Lupe Fiasco

Many have attempted unnatural acts, but Nature has always shown the way.

Many have attempted unnatural acts, but Nature has always shown the way.

— Mason Cooley

The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of

The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of

— Plato

He has attempted to muddy the waters, but I think anyone that

He has attempted to muddy the waters, but I think anyone that

— Ted Cruz

When John Kennedy attempted to take the government back from the back

When John Kennedy attempted to take the government back from the back

— Alex Jones

There’s every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against

There’s every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against

— Dick Cheney

What annoyed me was that I so often attempted to weasel out

What annoyed me was that I so often attempted to weasel out

— Sloane Crosley

We attempted to try to solve every problem in the world, out

We attempted to try to solve every problem in the world, out

— Henry A. Kissinger

The severest critics are always those who have either never attempted, or

The severest critics are always those who have either never attempted, or

— William Hazlitt

Nothing more can be attempted than to establish the beginning and the

Nothing more can be attempted than to establish the beginning and the

— Georg Simmel

Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse – for both

Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse – for both

— Milton Friedman

The attempted professionalization of serious and systematic thinking has had a disastrous

The attempted professionalization of serious and systematic thinking has had a disastrous

— Alasdair MacIntyre

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