T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Trying to second-guess Tegan was like trying to track a tornado.
A tornado he had no business chasing.”
Source: Beg Me to Slay
“Trying to seduce Alec at all was a waste of time; he came preseduced anyway. Like a microwave entrée. You pressed his buttons, and he got hot.”
Source: Trust Me on This
“Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock & roll.”
“Trying to see the face of the future? Know ye not that the future has infinite faces?”
“Trying to seem calm and struggling to smile
a life, silently
keeps living me.”
“Trying to separate myself from my instincts of pessimism and cut out and define what it is that I really do love, what I'm here to be, why I'm here, and what I think is worth being alive for and fighting for. And those things change, but I think that that's something I am always chasing.”
“Trying to shatter peace, even if it’s not one you agree with, is the work of the mad and the wicked.”
Source: Forging Hephaestus
“Trying to show him signs that she cares about him
Its like trying to find a coin in the ocean
And just maybe, just maybe
He could read between those lines
And if he did
He would surely know :)”
“Trying to show that you have mental illness to somebody who’s never had it is like trying to describe a new color to the colorblind”
Source: The Zenas Cure
“Trying to skirt risk is how we squeeze out all the fun and stunt the most wondrous gift: imagination.”
Source: Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World
“Trying to sneak a fastball by Ted Williams was like trying to sneak a sunbeam by a rooster in the morning.”
“Trying to solve a problem, which is not a problem, is a problem.”
Source: Quantraz
“Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing.”
“Trying to solve the problem by creating more debt is analogous to trying to stop being an alcoholic by going on a bender down at the corner bar.”
“Trying to solve the worlds problems by making things 5% more efficient is like trying to play the violin with gardening gloves. Not much good will come out of it. We must invent new ways!”
“trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.”
“Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene that's going on and where the characters have come from, it wasn't difficult, per se, to really embody and embrace.”
“Trying to stop slanderers' tongues is like trying to put gates to the open plain.”
Source: Don Quixote
“Trying to stop suiciders -- which we're doing a pretty good job of on occasion -- is difficult to do. And what the Iraqis are going to have to eventually do is convince those who are conducting suiciders who are not inspired by Al Qaeda, for example, to realize there's a peaceful tomorrow.”
“Trying to suppress or eradicate symptoms on the physical level can be extremely important, but there's more to healing than that; dealing with psychological, emotional and spiritual issues involved in treating sickness is equally important.”
“Trying to take a feeling from one language, and express it in another is naturally that's my goal. You can't possibly achieve that in a perfect way because there's so many things you have to take into consideration. You know, think about every word, every sentence, every paragraph, and do what you can.”
“Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.”
“Trying to talk somebody out of the stuff that they enjoy in life is like trying to talk them out of their faith or their sexuality. It’s a pointless exercise that can never be anything but acrimonious and will only highlight unnecessary amounts of difference about things that ultimately don’t really matter. Buy the steak you like, worship the god you love, neck with the people that you treasure and don’t worry about the numbers.”
“Trying to talk through and figure out new answers really helps me figure out more about what I'm doing - and what we're all doing.”
“Trying to tart the rock business up a bit is getting nearer to what the kids themselves are like, because what I find, if you want to talk in the terms of rock, a lot depends on sensationalism and the kids are a lot more sensational than the stars themselves.”
Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future.”
“Trying to tell an authentic, raw and honest story without making it therapy. Separating myself enough to have perspective while putting myself in the emotional hot seat so that I could make this thing real. Asking for help. Delegating responsibility. Standing up for myself. Fighting the impulse to be sweet and likeable 24/7. Being open to all ideas, but staying true to the spine of the story. Knowing when to let go and when to hold on and fight like hell. Getting out of my own way. Shall I go on?”
“Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.”
“Trying to think more outside the box is like taking a picture with a camera, the more you do it, the more you learn about different positions and angles. The more you take pictures, the more you learn that you can change the camera distance range or change the speeds, and different amounts of light let in. Likewise, the camera speed is the same as allowing yourself time for outside ideas and thoughts to flow.”
“Trying to think.
Thinking about thinking.
Thinking about how we hear (and don't hear) each other.
Thinking about how we make connection,
have an effect
on each other.
Thinking about how that connection
alters ourselves, each other,
and the space between us.”
“Trying to think.
Thinking beyond.
Going wide...
Going deep...
Going away, doing something else...
Coming back,
thinking more.”
“trying to tough what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room.”
“Trying to trade during a losing streak is emotionally devastating. Trying to play 'catch up' is lethal.”
“Trying to translate a court order while having a 8th grade education is wild to me. Just do the job you were hired to do, Dana.”
Source: Order in the Courtroom: The Tale of a Texas Poker Player
“Trying to turn the Congress the President on the Iran deal, - it`s one thing to do that - it`s a giant moment in Israeli politics to decide to do that.”
“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
Source: Tao Te Ching
“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
“Trying to understand man without recognizing him as imago Dei is like trying to understand a bas-relief without recognizing it as a carving.”
Source: What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
“Trying to understand the fear I had of truly opening my heart - first, you have to be whole to do that. The fears, the voices in my mind saying, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you might get hurt, they might abandon you - "those are ghost voices from my mom and dad.”
“Trying to understand the meaning of life in terms of the human brain's activities is like trying to understand the ocean by going to the shore and scooping out a bucket of water and analyzing it.”
Source: There Is No God and He Is Always with You: A Search for God in Odd Places
“Trying to understand why something happens is a natural reaction, but I don't waste too much energy on that mental game. Instead, I focus on the one thing I know I can control: my heart. I guide my heart toward God, seeking His words of comfort, wisdom, and guidance in my life, no matter what's going on in me and around me. I go to my chair and sit at the feet of Jesus. I do what Hebrews 4:16 advises: 'Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.'
Life is messy and often difficult. You can't change that. What you can change is how you handle life's messiness and brokenness.
Every time we are broken we face a choice. Will we remain broken and allow lies to rule our lives? Or will we walk through the brokenness to a place of true healing, allowing God's love and power to flow into our brokenness, heal us, and empower us? We can trust God and say:
I can be forgiven.
I can experience healing.
I can accept God's love.
I can receive God's power into my life.
I can't always understand why things happen as they do, but I can choose to walk in the will of God. If I'm living in His will, I can experience joy in suffering, no matter what the circumstances may be.”
Source: No Such Thing as Can’t: A Triumphant Story of Faith and Perseverance
“Trying to understand why your workers are sick may lead to you being shown the door.”
“Trying to understand women is a tall order period.”
“Trying to understand, inside, what it is to be Ugandan was crucial to the character, because there are Ugandan ways of doing things that I was trying to capture. Even if I had made this movie in South Africa, it would not have been the same, because it is so specific to Uganda.”
“Trying to use all the existing technologies that were out there wouldn't work for us because none of them were flexible. Everything was rigid in some way, so we had to go on a manhunt, essentially for something that was a viable technology. So it was a good four-months of just designing and figuring out the lights.”
“Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world.”
“Trying to use words, and every attempt Is a wholly new start, and a different kind of failure Because one has only learnt to get the better of words For the thing one no longer has to say, or the way in which One is no longer disposed to say it. And so each venture Is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating In the general mess of imprecision of feeling.”
“Trying to wage war on 23 million Americans who are obviously very committed to certain recreational activities is not going to be any more successful than Prohibition was.”
“Trying to wake you,” Bones answered crisply. “I cut you, threw water on you, slapped you, and set a lighter to your legs. For future reference, which one of those do you think worked?” “Good God,” I hissed. “No wonder I thought you were Death incarnate in my dream, and that made me run toward Gregor at first!”
Source: Destined For an Early Grave: A Night Huntress Novel
“Trying to win a power struggle is like trying to win a nuclear war. You may achieve your goal, but not without catastrophic casualties on both sides.”
Source: Raising Children You Can Live With: A Guide for Frustrated Parents