Trying Quotes - Page 201

If you don't try, if you don't do something for yourself, you won't get anywhere.

The best thing to do is try and make sure you're getting something at your end. We had stretches where we didn't get that.

My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that's a lovely addition.

If you surround yourself with people who are trying to build, who are all willing to build other people up, they build you up!

Too many managers and executives try to reduce programming to a low-level assembly-line activity. That's inefficient, wasteful, costly in the long run, and inhumane to programmers.

People are building the software and so having the pieces be such that a single person understands all the tradeoffs and everything that's going on in a piece is extremely valuable. It avoids getting into an experimental mode where you're just trying things out. That never works.

But this tree in the yard-this tree that men chopped down...this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up it's stump-this tree lived! It lived! And nothing could destroy it.

We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, but frankly we won't if we're too afraid to try.

Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.

I'm still very sensitive and wary of people recognising me The only thing that really annoys me is people trying to surreptitiously take a photo on their phone without asking. I feel it's cowardly and a bit pathetic. Just ask me if you really want me to have a photograph with you.

I model my life after my Lord and Master Jesus Christ and his life. He has called me into God's family and I am a representative for him so I just try to be obedient to what He asks me to do.

Hillary Clinton has been portrayed as robotic, someone who is trying to approximate real human emotion.

I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us.

A lot of times I did lose yards on a run, but it wasn't for lack of trying.

I have never consciously exploited the fact that I am a woman. I wouldn't dare try that even if I knew how to. I have too much respect for my male colleagues to think they would be particualrly impressed.

Work as hard as you can, whatever you do, and try to spread generosity of spirit.

I have noticed several times that people don't think I know how to behave even when I'm trying as hard as I can.

Anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur like someone else is actually looking in the wrong direction. You don't look out for inspiration, you look in. You have to ask yourself how can I be better today, at solving the problem I am trying to solve for my company. I wouldn't encourage anyone to be like me. Just be like you.

I'm a very positive person, that's something that's like my character Savannah. She's very positive in everything that she does and I'm the same way in real life. If I feel like someone's trying to bring me down, I just walk away from it. I just ignore it because sometimes when that happens you can get so involved that it does bring down your day.

I never want to do nudity that’s gratuitous. Girls look so much better in lingerie or a t-shirt and leave the rest up to the imagination. I make it clear that I have a line. Everyone tries to push you, and it’s easy to get talked into doing those things. I’ll just walk off-set. But not everyone realizes they can do that.

I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.

Boys, don't try to find a woman as wonderful as your mother to marry because if you do, you'll stay single your whole lives.

I don't think people shouldn't try to be edgy, but you have to take what the audience says to you in consideration.

I always try to remember that praise and a slap on your back is only 6 inches away from a kick up the arse!

I write quickly with a sense of urgency. I don't edit myself out of existence, meaning I'll try to write 50 or 60 pages before I start rereading, revising and editing. That just helps with my confidence.