#i tried

I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler. ↗

— Wilhelm Canaris

#criminal #did #duty #folly #hitler

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#could #deprived #economically #every #every time

I don't believe that Jesus would approve abortion except in the case of incest, rape or the mother's life in danger. But I had to enforce the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade so I tried to do everything I could to minimize the need for abortions. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#approve #believe #case #could #court

What a word is truth. Slippery, tricky, unreliable. I tried in these books to tell the truth. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#i #i tried #slippery #tell #these

There was a perception of me, and I earned it because I was really intense, really gruff. I treated certain people poorly at times. It was because of who I was. It was almost my strength. I came in all business. I tried to find ways to fit in with that demeanor, but it's not easy. ↗

— Kirk Gibson

#because #business #came #certain #demeanor

I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's. ↗

— Kate Hudson

#anybody #auditioned #even #help #i

I saw a guy being really abusive to his girlfriend. She was asking people to help, but no one would. When he grabbed her, I tried to separate them, but he turned on me. I punched him and knocked him down. It wasn't a scandal; I was just doing what anybody should. ↗

— Timothy Hutton

#asking #being #doing #down #girlfriend

You know, I've certainly gone through periods, once I got into this business, where I tried to adopt maybe a more sophisticated style, 'cause they give you all these free clothes. ↗

— Edward Burns

#business #cause #certainly #clothes #free

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#aspects #conducting #conductors #grasp #i

After I quit dancing, I tried a lot of jobs. But I could always bake. ↗

— Ron Ben-Israel

#always #bake #could #dancing #i