#trying

Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the roof isn't going to stand. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#candidate #convention #foundation #going #having

It's a morality film, and it poses the question "What would you do?" I took it very seriously, just as the director did in terms of atmosphere and lighting, and I was just trying to help that vision along. ↗

— Kevin Williamson

#atmosphere #did #director #film #help

I'm not trying to be some kind of underground renegade. ↗

— Alex Winter

#kind #renegade #some #trying #underground

How can I impress strangers with the gem-like flame of my literary passion if it's a digital slate I'm carrying around, trying not to get it all thumbprinty? ↗

— James Wolcott

#carrying #digital #flame #get #how

I'm trying my best to keep my private life guarded. It's not easy at all. Non, non, non. ↗

— Emmanuelle Beart

#easy #guarded #i #keep #life

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it. ↗

— Ilka Chase

#could #creator #fool #had #him

I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had this feeling where I was trying to please everybody - I wanted everybody to like me. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#athens #bad #beforehand #deal #everybody

The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#danger #get #good #much #pressure

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form. ↗

— Harold Ramis

#form #i #matter #say #still

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats. ↗

— Dee Dee Ramone

#days #down #early #especially #i