Quotes by Trying I wouldn't trust a man who wouldn't try to steal a little. Al Swearengen littles trying men Let's leave it all alone. I'm stupidest when I try to be funny. Al Swearengen stupidest all-alone trying That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them. I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I'll catch up. Al Yankovic depth comfort trying I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best. Al Yankovic obvious trying sometimes I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible. Al Yankovic song trying ideas Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight. Al Yankovic revenge sight trying You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don't step on my blue suede shoes. Al Yankovic shoes blue trying In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, "Yes, of course they have, they've thought of it!" Al Yankovic google trying ideas I'm a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, "How am I going to screw this up?" [Laughs] If I'm really actively trying to think of a parody, then I'll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it. Al Yankovic trying laughing thinking As adults, we try to develop the character traits that would have rescued our parents. Alain de Botton parent trying character I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work. Alain de Botton writing trying attention We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next. Alain de Botton envy diaries trying We may not agree with what religions are trying to teach us, but we can admire the institutional way in which they're doing it. Alain de Botton soul god trying Being funny should be an incidental byproduct of trying to get to something truthful, not a destination in itself. Alain de Botton truthful should trying As an atheist, I think there are lots of things religions get up to which are of value to non-believers - and one of those things is trying to be a bit better than we normally manage to be. Alain de Botton atheist trying thinking I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved. Alain Prost stupid trying thinking It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me. Alan Alda stories trying looks My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that. Alan Alda mother trying father I try to find out what there is in the character that in a way, you can't put into words. If I could put it into words, then it wouldn't be a performance. And if I do put it into words, as I play it, I start to get boxed in by those words. Alan Alda play trying character What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I'm writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer. Alan Alda acting writing trying «910111213141516171819»
