| | |

trying quotes

English (12) Français (1)

edits filters

“Nothing . . . will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome.” Samuel Johnson, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
“No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.” George Lucas, The Empire Strikes Back
“I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven’t seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they’re absolutely stupid.” Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game
“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, Looking Forward
“To try to be brave is to be brave.” George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind
“Nothing can come of nothing: speak again.” William Shakespeare, King Lear
“A bruise is a lesson . . . and each lesson makes us better.” George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
“What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?” John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
“There are no means of finding what either one person or many can do, but by trying—and no means by which any one else can discover for them what it is for their happiness to do or leave undone.” John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women

Related topics

doing injury happiness learning action bravery living achievement cleverness finding problems common sense nothing obstacle experimentation

Related authors

George Lucas (1)
William Shakespeare (1)
George R. R. Martin (1)
John Green (1)
John Stuart Mill (1)
Orson Scott Card (1)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1)
George MacDonald (1)
Samuel Johnson (1)

Related sources

The Empire Strikes Back (1)
A Game of Thrones (1)
King Lear (1)
Looking Forward (1)
The Subjection of Women (1)
Ender's Game (1)
An Abundance of Katherines (1)
At the Back of the North Wind (1)
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1)