“When I run in the morning, my body spends the first 20 minutes trying to figure out what's happening to it.” TryingFirstsBodyRunningMorningMinutesFiguresHappenings Author:Danny Pudi
“I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.” TryingIdeasEndsHappeningsLeaving MeMe AloneLeave Me AloneJust Leave Me Alone Author:J. J. Abrams
“I've been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it's happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.” WantFeelsTryingHeartGrowsGrowing UpMy HeartHappeningsFeel GoodI Feel Good Author:Stevie Ray Vaughan
“You cannot live a political life, you cannot live a moral life if you're not willing to open your eyes and see the world more clearly. See some of the injustice that's going on. Try to make yourself aware of what's happening in the world. And when you are aware, you have a responsibility to act.” IfsWorldTryingEyePoliticalResponsibilityMoralWillingHappeningsInjusticePolitical LifeMoral Life Author:Bill Ayers
“I was letting go and undoing the hell I had created. By squaring all with love, trying to love rather than trying to be loved, and by taking responsibility for all that was happening to me; finding my subconscious thought and correcting it, I became freer and freer, happier and happier.” TryingResponsibilityHellLetting GoFindingsHappeningsSubconsciousTaking ResponsibilityCorrectingUndoing Author:Lester Levenson
“What is happening to our world is almost too colossal for human comprehension to contain...To contemplate its girth and its circumference, to attempt to define it, to try and fight it all at once, is impossible. The only way to combat it is by fighting specific wars in specific ways.” WorldWayTryingHumansWarFightingImpossibleHappeningsOur WorldCombatContemplatingDiscernmentComprehensionColossalGirth Author:Arundhati Roy
“Some Secret Service guys crashed a car into the White House. And they had been drinking when it happened. Actually, they hit a barrier trying to get to the White House. It's the same thing that is happening to Hillary.” TryingGuyHouseWhiteSecretHappenedCarHappeningsDrinkingBarriersWhite HouseSecret Service Author:David Letterman
“I try to keep in touch with the details... I also look at the product daily. That doesn't mean you interfere, but it's important occasionally to show the ability to be involved. It shows you understand what's happening.” TryingLooksMeanImportantShowsAbilityEconomyProductsInvolvedHappeningsDetailsInterfere Author:Rupert Murdoch
“The whole thrust of science and the medical profession is to try and prevent it from happening, to try to prolong life, to keep you from dying, to keep you from getting older, to rejuvenate you. I mean, that's everybody's wish. The fountain of youth is everybody's sought-after thing.” TryingMeanWholeWishDyingYouthHappeningsProfessionMedicalFountainGetting OldGetting OlderLong LifeThrustMedical ProfessionFountain Of Youth Author:Woody Allen
“I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.” PeopleTryingHumansHappeningsEncountersHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Sophie Hannah
“Language changes. If it does not change, like Latin it dies. But we need to be aware that as our language changes, so does our theology change, particularly if we are trying to manipulate language for a specific purpose. That is what is happening with our attempts at inclusive language, which thus far have been inconclusive and unsuccessful.” IfsNeedsTryingDoeHas BeensPurposeDiesLanguageHappeningsTheologyLatinManipulateUnsuccessful Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“This is the problem with foreign policy - talking about foreign policy in a political context. Politics is binary. People win and lose elections. Legislation passes or doesn't pass. And in foreign policy often what you're doing is nuance and you're trying to prevent something worse from happening. It doesn't translate well into a political environment.” PeopleTryingWellsProblemPoliticalWinningLosesTalkingEnvironmentPolicyHappeningsElectionForeign PolicyTranslateLegislationNuanceWinning And LosingBinaryPolitical Environment Author:David Corn
“I feel like I can't fully understand what's happening now until I really understand what's happened before. But you do get sort of bogged down a little bit when you're trying to study so many years' worth of music. It can be a little bit overwhelming.” FeelsTryingYearsLittlesI CanBitsStudyHappenedLittle BitHappeningsOverwhelming Author:Zooey Deschanel
“I actually hear into life - seeing everything that's occurring as a conversation with God in some form. So it really is the next song on the radio - a chance utterance of a friend on the street - it really is what's happening right now. I stop and think, 'What is life trying to tell me right now?' And "What does my soul know about this?'” ThinkingKnowsTryingDoeSoulFormSongNextChanceSeeingStreetsRight NowConversationHappeningsRadioMy SoulUtteranceWhat Is LifeConversations With God Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“I am trying so hard to live in the moment and enjoy it while it's happening, because it feels like a moving freight train that I just got on, and I'm trying not to look back and get dizzy!” FeelsTryingLooksHardMomentsMovingEnjoyHappeningsTrainLive In The MomentDizzyTrying So Hard Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“Well, I think in trying to make life seem real enough that one is moved to do something about the more atrocious things. By going really far afield into a completely fake world, maybe there's a chance to make things resonant somehow - or in this case, truly terrifying. To make it as bad as the real stuff that's happening.” ThinkingWorldTryingWellsRealEnoughSeemsStuffChanceCasesHappeningsMovedFakeReal StuffFake World Author:Jenny Holzer
“The Costa Rican government is prioritizing laying fiber optic over paving roads. Costa Rica is trying to become one of the Internet societies. This is happening throughout the world.” WorldTryingGovernmentInternetHappeningsFiberPrioritizeCosta RicaPaving Author:Reed Hastings
“You can do everything you can to try to stop bad things from happening to you, but eventually things will happen, so the best prevention is a positive attitude.” TryingHappensCan DoAttitudeHappeningsPositive AttitudeBad ThingsPrevention Author:Marie Osmond
“You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens. It would be very easy to hate people for the rest of your life, and some people have done that. You've got to deal with what's happening now and try to make things better.” PeopleTryingDoneHappensWould BeAbleHateEasyDealsHappenedHappeningsRest Of Your LifeHate People Author:Michael Jordan
“Stuff I like is getting trashed and stuff that is being praised I think is terrible. I don't really feel in sync with what's happening, but at the same time, what I think keeps me afloat is that I try not to be, and don't want to be, very indulgent. I try to make the films as lean as possible, and to not spend a lot of time crawling up my own ass creatively.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingFilmStuffMy OwnTerribleHappeningsAssCrawlingSyncStuff I Like Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things.” ThinkingTryingArtCountryHelpingProblemTermEconomyHappeningsStressGuidesGlobal WarmingDaily Life Author:Nicolas Cage
“I got my shot at the movies. I love doing standup live. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I wanted to try movies, so I gave it a shot. I had two shots and I didn't really do it. That wasn't really happening for me. On the second movie I got to meet the girl that would be my wife. So I got to hang out with her and get engaged, and get the whole wedding thing. It was really great.” KnowsTryingTwoWholeWould BeWantedGirlWifeHappeningsShotsMy WifeEngagedHanging OutReally Great Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I never want to be told, "Hey, this is what you do best, and this is the only thing you're going to do." And there are other people that are put into that box. Or unable to navigate through all the different genres. Some people insist on being a tough guy even though it's not happening. People only want to see them in leading romantic roles. Yet they continue to try and force something that doesn't feel organic to people.” PeopleWantFeelsTryingDifferentGuyForceRolesHappeningsToughBoxesHeyGenreNavigateTough GuyDifferent Genres Author:Mark Wahlberg
“I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening.” TryingLooksFeelingsInspiringStruggleHappeningsBlogsHelplessness Author:Daryl Hannah
“As in a love affair, two creative people can destroy themselves trying to recapture that youthful spirit, at twenty-one or twenty-four, of creating without even being aware of how it's happening” PeopleInspirationalTryingTwoSpiritCreativeFourCreatingHappeningsTwentiesAffairLove AffairCreative PeopleTwenty One Book:The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yōko Ono Source: The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yōko Ono
“When you see something bad happening out in the world, you should try to help in whatever way you can.” WorldWayShouldTryingHelpingHappenings Author:Taylor Swift
“You know, I'm not really any good at working out when people are flirting with me. And I think I'm too flirtatious with people I'm trying not to flirt with! What I am good at is making people feel uncomfortable. I don't want to but it always ends up happening!” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantFeelsTryingEndsHappeningsWork OutUncomfortableFlirtingFlirtatious Author:Josh Hartnett
“If you are trying to think ahead musically, it is not going to help you. It is better to ignore what is happening melodically and just look at the little dots coming at you and the corresponding colors and try to do it at the right time.” IfsThinkingTryingLooksLittlesHelpingColorHappeningsRight TimeDotsCorresponding Author:Chris Cornell
“The Hulk is the most difficult Marvel property because it's always about balance. Is he a monster? Is he a hero? Are you going to root for a protagonist who spends all his time trying to stop the reason you came to the movie from happening? It's always a dance” TryingReasonDifficultHeroBalanceHappeningsRootsPropertyMonstersProtagonists Author:Joss Whedon
“I've got the opportunity of a lifetime. Some great things are happening because of momentum and I'm just trying to seize the moment.” TryingMomentsOpportunityHappeningsLifetimeGreat ThingsMomentumSeize The MomentOpportunities Of A Lifetime Author:Eric Thomas
“There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film - it's all a trick. I'm making it sound very - I really am demystifying it, but what I try to do, what I do, and I hope effectively, is to create a reality as if it is happening now, that you're fishing for words out of the air.” IfsTryingRealityFilmSoundActingAirStageFrontsGoes OnHappeningsTricksFishing Author:Anthony Hopkins
“That was one of the reasons why I wanted to tell the story of Colin Price. I saw someone in this fictionalized political character that was trying to do something important for his city. He meant well, but then you see that the human flaws had really derailed his past. It seems to be happening more and more in our country. I wanted to hold a mirror up to that.” TryingHumansWellsImportantCountryReasonCharacterStoriesSeemsWantedPastPoliticalCitiesSawsHappeningsMirrorsOur CountryReason WhyFlaws Author:Nicolas Cage
“Never lose sight of what you're trying to say, and remain open to what's happening while you're filming.” TryingLosesHappeningsSight Author:Catherine Corsini
“What's important is a great set of objective ears, years of experience and a great room with a true sound. Look at this way: If the equipment in a studio is a high performance car, and the mastering engineer is the driver, putting the car on ice and trying to achieve a good lap time is like trying to master music in a bad room, all the equipment in the world wont help you connect with the music and let you hear what's really happening. The room is the environment in which the mix performs to its potential, as the road is to the car. It's hugely important.” IfsWorldWayTryingYearsLooksImportantHelpingSoundRoomsEnvironmentAchieveCarMastersHappeningsPerformancesEarsStudiosObjectivesIceDriversEngineersEquipmentLapWhat's ImportantYears Of Experience Author:Chris McCormack
“You try to become the character that you're working with. So for me, I try to block out the cameras and try to trick my mind that this is actually happening.” TryingMindCharacterHappeningsCamerasTricksBlock Author:Bailee Madison
“I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about things, you put words to them. So I try to just stay present most of the time, I try not to let my mind wander and I also try not to clear my mind. I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that's happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I'm saying.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingMindStillsDifferentClearFocusMusicianSingingHappeningsWanderDrumming Author:Brett Dennen
“In the best-case scenario, the audience sees themselves in your shoes. The only way you can do that is if you try to play it as if it was happening to you.” IfsWayTryingPlayCan DoCasesAudienceHappeningsShoesScenarios Author:Jay Baruchel
“I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's happening.” WayTryingStoriesInterestingHappeningsMethodTechniqueStorytellingInteresting Ways Author:Jørgen Leth
“I think it's very important to get this stuff on film, not just the behind-the-scenes of the process, but also the interviews with the women. We're going to try to do some on-the-street filming, getting people's reactions to the work, and seeing if we can get some street harassment happening on film so people can see what we're talking about. It's important to have some type of documentation so people can see what happens when we create this artwork and why I'm creating it.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingImportantHappensFilmStuffProcessBehindsTalkingSeeingStreetsTypeSceneCreatingHappeningsReactionsInterviewsArtworkHarassmentBehind The ScenesDocumentationStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“If you're going to be an artist, you have to create music that moves you, and to not try to fit in so much with what's happening around you. It's a career choice.” IfsTryingMovingArtistChoicesCareersFitHappeningsCareers Choices Author:Nikka Costa
“A lot of the people I'm working with are not actors, or it's their first time in a movie. I'm not trying to shape performances, coax performances out of them. It's more like I want to put them in situations that naturally work or allow them to be themselves. If it's not happening, I'll just completely switch it up, rather than trying to make it work.” PeopleIfsWantTryingFirstsActorsSituationShapesHappeningsFirst TimePerformances Author:Joe Swanberg
“The one thread that was most surprising and most consistent was the lack of fear that people felt at the worst moment. They felt a lot of fear in early stages, when they're just realizing what's happening. But then things really seemed to be at their peak of terror, the fear went away. You can imagine why that's useful. At that moment your brain needs to focus all its attention on surviving, so people will feel a sense of calm as their brain tries to sort out a plan.” PeopleNeedsFeelsTryingMomentsFeltRealizingAttentionBrainFocusImaginePlansWorstStageHappeningsCalmTerrorConsistentThat MomentSurprisingThreadSurvivingWorst Moments Author:Amanda Ripley
“I learned I'm not a science writer. I'm not very good at describing how something is happening. I try to describe "So What?"” TryingHappeningsVery GoodDescribing Author:David Brooks
“You can't stop everything from happening. But we've gotten to a point where we're certainly trying. If a car doesn't have four hundred air bags in it, then it's no good.” IfsTryingFourAirCarHappeningsHundredBags Author:Clint Eastwood
“You don't know what's happening the next moment, in anybody's life, and you just have to pick up and move on and try to learn from the experience and make the best of it.” KnowsTryingMomentsMovingNextHappeningsPicksMake The Best Of It Author:Stephen Nathan
“I like filmmakers that try to touch upon the metaphysical, the things that are behind all this, that you can't actually physically interact with, but are somehow intuitively there. Maybe you can see the ashes of that fire or the echoes of something happening on a domain not-here, whether that be coincidence, whether that be familiarity with somebody who's a stranger.” TryingBehindsFireHappeningsStrangerFilmmakerAshesEchoesCoincidenceMetaphysicalDomainFamiliarity Author:Mike Cahill
“My paint is like a rocket, which describes its own space. I try to make the impossible possible. What is happening I cannot foresee, it is a surprise. Painting, like passion, is an emotion full of truth and rings a living sound, like the roar coming from the lion's breast. To paint is to destroy what preceded. I never try to make a painting, but a chunk of life. It is a scream; it is a night; it is like a child; it is a tiger behind bars.” TryingChildrenNightPassionSoundSpaceEmotionBehindsImpossiblePaintingHappeningsSurprisePaintRingsBarsBreastsLionsScreamTigersRocketsChunks Author:Karel Appel
“I started getting really curious about art. I read about the Dadaists and the Futurists and the Constructivists - those kind of movements which were reflecting the angst of the people of their times. Their work was trying to lead a movement. I began thinking about what was happening, with painting on the streets and painting on the trains as being similar but also coming from a real, pure space. It wasn't being created by academies. It was a spontaneous combustion of ideas that just happened.” PeopleThinkingTryingKindArtIdeasRealSpaceHappenedStreetsMovementPaintingPureHappeningsTrainCuriousSpontaneousReflectingAcademyAngstCombustionFuturistSpontaneous Combustion Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“I'm trying not to put pressure on myself to decide what to do at this moment, and just sort of go with what's happening.” TryingMomentsHappeningsPressure Author:Linda Cardellini
“WKRP [showed] something happening between people-there was something underneath about people trying to help each other out.” PeopleTryingHelpingHappeningsHelping Each Other Author:Howard Hesseman