Quotes by Trying I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to get us to see what is important in our lives. Chinua Achebe importanttryingart What I try to encourage individuals to do is don't sweat the small stuff, sweat the big stuff. Chip Giller sweatstufftrying I'm trying to make sure that the visual connections between the disparate elements are strong enough for the viewer to keep moving through the work. It's in paying attention to those hundreds of details that the flow of the line will guide an audience through the narrative in a way that will make them enter it enough to engage with it, and perhaps construct their own narrative. Chitra Ganesh strongtryingmoving I started off doing plays as a theater actor. But I never thought of it in terms of it leading anywhere. I was just trying to be the best actor that I could be in the context of what I was doing. Chiwetel Ejiofor actorsplaytrying I choose every role, in association with the other ones. I try not to do one thing, over and over and over again. Chloe Grace Moretz rolesassociationtrying I'm single, so I'm trying to do an overall overhaul. The look I'm going for is very '80s supermodel. It's time to be sexy. Chloe Sevigny sexytryinglooks I think my legs are a strong point, so I try to draw attention to them rather than the upper part of my body. Chloe Sevigny strongtryingthinking When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful. You are feeding them energy because you are not seeing them as simple phenomena. If one tries to quiet them down, that is another way of feeding them. Chogyam Trungpa powerfulsimpletrying Meditation should not be regarded as a learning process. It should be regarded as an experiencing process. You should not try to learn from meditation but try to feel it. Meditation is an act of nonduality. The technique you are using should not be separate from you; it is you, you are the technique. Meditator and meditation are one. There is no relationship involved. Chogyam Trungpa meditationpracticetrying If kindness doesn't work, try more kindness. Chogyam Trungpa ifskindnesstrying As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation. Chogyam Trungpa warfaretryinglong When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a small container. One cannot drive a camel through the eye of a needle. Chogyam Trungpa camelseyetrying Humans are the only animals that try to dwell in the future. You don't have to purely live in the present situation without a plan, but the future plans you make can only be based on the aspects of the future that manifest within the present situation. Chogyam Trungpa futureanimaltrying It's no use trying to be different than you are. Chogyam Trungpa differentusetrying Mayors typically don't do the things we're trying to do... Revolutionaries aren't typically Mayor. Chokwe Lumumba mayorsrevolutionarytrying There was a positive side to not trying at something: you could always pretend that your life would have been different if you had. Chris Abani differentsidestrying It's never too late to try to end a conflict. Chris Alexander conflicttoo-latetrying I'm not really much of a prankster, but I've definitely been pranked. I never really liked being pranked, so I generally try not to prank people. Chris Baio tryingpeople I like keeping music in front of people. I try to sell at shows as much as I can - setting up a distro table and bringing out crates of vinyl and some CDs. That's my favorite way to sell because you're actually face-to-face with the customer. Chris Black cdstryingpeople And though some days it is very hard, I try not to live for the future. And I try not to dream of the past. Chris Bohjalian dreamtryingpast«134135136137138139140141142143144»
