“It seems to me a worthy goal: try to create a representation of consciousness that's durable and truthful, i.e., that accounts, somewhat, for all the strange, tiny, hard-to-articulate, instantaneous, unwilled things that actually go on in our minds in the course of a given day, or even a given moment.” TryingMindHardMomentsSeemsCoursesGivenGoalConsciousnessStrangeGoes OnAccountsWorthyTinyTruthfulRepresentationInstantaneous Author:George Saunders
“So many of my friends are still trying to get record deals, and I've had one for 10 years now, where my only goal is to make the best music I can make. I've been very lucky. I have great faith that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, and whatever happens is going to be absolutely right for me.” TryingYearsStillsI CanHappensGoalDealsRecordsLuckyMy FriendsSupposed To BeWhatever HappensGreat Faith Author:Jane Siberry
“Especially with a comedy, you've got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It's not like drama where you're trying to achieve some kind of emotion or trying to further the story along. You're trying to figure out what's the funniest way to do something.” WayTryingKindStoriesGoalEmotionClearComedyCuttingAchieveFiguresDramaScene Author:Luke Wilson
“Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries Is not the goal but the exercise.” TryingSpiritGoalDisciplineExerciseRewards Author:Edmund Vance Cooke
“I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?” KnowsTryingSoundGoalOne DayUltimateClicheUltimate GoalOne Day At A TimeTake It One Day At A Time Author:Nastia Liukin
“We weren’t trying to strike it rich with Firefox. It’s open source and it’s free. We weren’t trying to take over the world; we had kind of modest goals, and it was OK if it failed. We were a lot freer to make risky decisions. If you can afford to do things that way, it’s just so much better. You’re not thinking about venture capitalists or marketing or sales. Just product and users, all day every day.” IfsThinkingWorldWayTryingKindGoalDecisionRichProductsSourceMarketingStrikesCapitalistUsersModestVentureOpen SourceVenture Capitalists Author:Blake Ross
“Perseverance: Try and try again until the goal is achieved. Never give up.” GivingTryingGoalGiving UpPerseveranceNever Giving UpTry Again Author:Rick Hendrick
“I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.” TryingGoalSimpleExampleFieldsMinesLimitsTeammateAnd OffGood Team Author:Anthony Rizzo
“It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingBelievePersonsSongGoalStruggleLosingSightWho You AreConstantSettingSettingsBelieve In MeSongwritersSetting GoalsWriting SongsBusiness PersonConstant Struggle Author:Christine Lavin
“It's feeling the sense of responsibility, the sense of ownership, to step in, to try to solve any problem - and the humility to step back and embrace the better ideas of others. Your end goal, is what can we do together to problem-solve. I've contributed my piece, and then I step back.” TryingIdeasEndsFeelingsProblemTogetherGoalResponsibilityStepsPiecesHumilityEmbraceSolveTeamworkOwnershipSense Of Responsibility Author:Laszlo Bock
“Islam is a revolutionary faith that comes to destroy any government made by man. Islam doesn't look for a nation to be in better condition than another nation. Islam doesn't care about the land or who own the land. The goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any nation or power in this world that tries to get in the way of that goal, Islam will fight and destroy.” MenWorldWayTryingLooksMadeGovernmentCareFightingNationsGoalLandConditionsMankindThis WorldIslamRevolutionaryIslamicSubmit Author:Abul A'la Maududi
“I just try to make sure every day that I'm blessed to live on this earth that I seize that day. I'm 25 and, you know, I know with each passing second, I'm getting older. So, I might well seize every single one of those seconds and make sure I'm doing as much as I possibly can in the community to know we worked hard for this and to instill that into everybody around me is truly my goal.” KnowsTryingWellsHardMightEarthGoalCommunityBlessedPassingPassingsSecondsGetting OldGetting OlderInstill Author:Robert Griffin III
“It's almost inherent, but I'm a massive Stanley Kubrick fan. I'm a big admirer of what guys like Christopher Nolan have been able to do. For me, to be able to try to make big films that reach a lot of people, and that hopefully have something to say, is a lofty goal, but that's my goal.” PeopleTryingHas BeensBigsAbleFilmGuyGoalFansHopefullyMassiveInherentLoftyStanleyAdmirerNolanLofty Goals Author:David Brooks
“We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the end of the show, but for the audience to be throwing their shoes at the television set. That's what we're trying for.” TryingEndsShowsCareActorsGoalAudienceTelevisionPaidShoesThrowingFrustrated Author:Sam Waterston
“After more than two decades of trying to destroy the firearms rights of more than 80 million law-abiding American gun owners - and statistically failing to show any impact on violent crime - the Brady 'Campaign Against Illegal Guns' is yet another crusade whose ultimate goal is to trample the Second Amendment into dust.” TryingTwoShowsLawGoalMillionsRightsFailingCrimeGunUltimateImpactDecadesCampaignsViolentDustOwnersIllegalAmendmentsAbidingSecond AmendmentFirearmsUltimate GoalCrusadesBradyGun OwnersViolent CrimesIllegal Guns Author:Alan Gottlieb
“I'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.” TryingGoalChangeJusticeComedyUnconsciousCollectivesCollective Unconscious Author:David Letterman
“Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception - we want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable - there is no way to control perception, regardless of how much time and energy we spend trying.” WayWantTryingSelfMotivationalEnergyGoalPerfectPerceptionPerfectionDestructivePerfectionismUnattainableTime And EnergySelf Destructive Author:Brené Brown
“The goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly.” TryingGoalFailingPreparedMmaMediocrityJust Doing Me Book:The Way of the Fight Source: The Way of the Fight
“You're more likely to slip up when you're trying to accomplish your goals by yourself. It may be that you don't have an outer support system in place to help you maintain focus and provide the external encouragement everyone needs.” NeedsTryingMayHelpingGoalSupportFocusEncouragementAccomplishSlipsSupport SystemsAccomplish Your Goals Author:Lauren Mackler
“If you feel overwhelmed, you may be trying to achieve too much at once. Step back and look at your goals. If you're doing too much, it's time to reprioritize.” IfsFeelsTryingLooksMayGoalStepsToo MuchAchieveStressOverwhelmed Author:Lauren Mackler
“If you try to impose a rigid discipline while teaching a child or a chimp you are working against the boundless curiosity and need for relaxed play that make learning possible in the first place... learning cannot be controlled; it is out of control by design. Learning emerges spontaneously, it proceeds in an individualistic and unpredictable way, and it achieves its goal in its own good time. Once triggered, learning will not stop--unless it is hijacked by conditioning.” IfsWayNeedsTryingFirstsChildrenPlayGoalTeachingAchieveDesignDisciplineCuriosityGood TimesControlledUnpredictableRelaxedConditioningBoundlessIndividualistic Author:Roger Fouts
“What's required of me in the field is to feel,' Stirton says with emphasis. 'And trying to take that feeling and put it in a form that communicates a particular set of emotions or circumstances - whether that involves depicting masculine pride, or a particular kind of suffering, or love, or closeness - my primary job is to feel and to try to put that feeling into some kind of visual form. My goal is to get to the heart of each story, you know? I’m trying to evolve in my work.” KnowsFeelsTryingHeartKindStoriesFeelingsJobsFormSufferingGoalEmotionFieldsParticularPrideCircumstancesCommunicatePrimariesEvolveVisualsEmphasisMasculineCloseness Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“Civilization tries to persuade us we are going towards something, a distant goal. We have forgotten that our only goal is to live, to live each and every day, and that if we live each and every day, our true goal is achieved.” IfsInspirationalTryingPurposeGoalAchieveCivilizationAchievementAimEverydayForgottenLive LifeAccomplishmentLiving My LifeLive Life HappyOne Life To LiveLifetime Achievement Author:Jean Giono