#tryin

I was trying to make art that my son could look on in the future and would realize I was thinking about him very much during these times... that he can look and see my dad's thinking about me, but to also embed in these things something that is bigger than all of us. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#also #art #bigger #could #dad

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#beautiful #change #change the world #gave #gift

I am trying to get closer to God. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#closer #get #god #i #i am

In general President Obama's policies have been very, very skewed and very, very extreme. Like on healthcare for example, I don't think that trying to ram healthcare through was a smart idea politically, because he wasted a lot of capital and now he doesn't have any of that same capital with even his own party that he used to have. ↗

— Jonathan Krohn

#because #been #capital #even #example

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#cure #disease #leeches #like #socialism

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers. ↗

— Justin Theroux

#famous #good #good work #happens #i

What I'm trying to do is find either existing properties or come up with properties or angles or stories which will create music drama. It's my obsession and most of all I would like to remain working in theatre. I think it's very much alive. ↗

— Pete Townshend

#angles #come #create #drama #either

You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music. ↗

— Obie Trice

#black #bring #career #cent #detroit

I'm always trying to be a good ambassador for my country. ↗

— Goran Visnjic

#ambassador #country #good #i #trying

I get restless easily so I always want to keep working, but I am trying to pace it as well. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#am #easily #get #i #i always