#trying

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces. ↗

— Peter Arnett

#another #because #clearly #determination #failed

'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments; and no man can be saved by trying to keep it. ↗

— Leonard Bacon

#found #get #god #keep #man

I was going to go make a film in Greece. if they caught you with this much marijuana, they threw you in jail, no questions asked, and I was trying to stuff it in my deodorant bottles. I thought, what I am doing? ↗

— Dyan Cannon

#asked #bottles #caught #deodorant #doing

I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#big #big believer #i #mean #people

I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism. ↗

— Judy Chicago

#art #believe #concerns #deepest #feminism

I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever I'm craving, I go for it. I'm never trying to lose weight - or gain it. I'm just being. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

#being #craving #equal #gain #go

First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations. ↗

— Jim Coleman

#collages #cop #days #down #edit

When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#came #captain #doing #eight #everyone

I'm interested in what it means to live in America. I'm interested in the kind of country that we live in and leave our kids. I'm interested in trying to define what that country is. I got the chutzpa or whatever you want to say to believe that if I write a really good about it, it's going to make a difference. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#america #believe #country #define #difference

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#easier #life #living #make #makes