- Nov 07, 2020
Trying Quotes
Sometimes the effort matters more than the outcome.
This collection finds humor and sincerity in the act of trying - baseball becoming enjoyable again only after quitting the attempt to play it, and a small reading ritual used to get through a demanding project. Related reading in I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Golf
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.
- Comedy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sat there in awe that some guy overseas, trying to protect our interests, was using a silly comedy as a survival tool. My brain had an explosion. I was really moved by that.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are trying to figure out what American food is; it's certainly an amalgamation.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not trying to bring New York to Toronto. I want to understand Toronto better.
- Architecture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thought is constantly creating problems that way and then trying to solve them. But as it tries to solve them it makes it worse because it doesn't notice that it's creating them, and the more it thinks, the more problems it creates.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me ten years to write a proper story. I floundered about trying to shape something, counting on the 'feeling' I had as I wrote, only to discover upon rereading my work that the feeling had disappeared, and what remained was an empty shell.
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- Nov 07, 2020