#i tried

Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic. ↗

— Carly Simon

#eclectic #everyone #get #i #i tried

I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#big deal #cries #days #deal #friend

I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life. ↗

— Amy Tan

#also #completely #did #fiction #first

I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#characters #i #i tried #mean #myself

I tried reading Hilbert. Only his papers published in mathematical periodicals were available at the time. Anybody who has tried those knows they are very hard reading. ↗

— Alonzo Church

#available #hard #his #i #i tried

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#emphasize #i #i tried #interest #make

I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#alone #found #hypnosis #i #i tried

I tried out for another show while I was in college so I could pay off my student loans, and it sort of led to The Real World. The same people that were casting that show were casting The Real World, so they asked me to do it. ↗

— Trishelle Cannatella

#asked #casting #college #could #i

I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics. ↗

— Im Dong-Hyun

#compete #desire #first #first time #forgot

I tried real hard to play golf, and I was so bad at it they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I'd spent about half the day in the woods. ↗

— Jeff Foxworthy

#bad #because #check #day #end