“It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.” TryingPracticeRealisingNo Point Author:Laura Marling
“I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.” TryingFirstsHomeSchoolRememberWaterPracticeTelevisionHigh SchoolCool ThingsBlown AwayHappy DayPoloWater Polo Author:Ted McGinley
“Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'cause it's hard. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of practice, and a lot of different takes.” TryingDifferentHardHomeKidsCausesPracticeRecordsTelevisionHard Work Author:Master P
“Eventually you're supposed to get so confounded by this whole thing that you just give up completely, and that's when it starts to work. Not give up the practice, but give up trying to figure it out.” GivingTryingWholePracticeFiguresBuddhismBalanceGiving UpNot Giving UpJust Give Up Author:Frederick Lenz
“Practice smiling for five minutes. Stop trying to meditate. Just smile. Let your smile get bigger and bigger. Oh, you're unhappy, you're miserable, nothing is working in life, it doesn't matter. Smile anyway.” TryingMatterHappinessPracticeFiveMinutesBuddhismBiggerUnhappyMiserableFive MinutesStop TryingYour SmileJust Smile Author:Frederick Lenz
“Learn to meditate, practice and don't get frustrated. It will take you years to learn to meditate perfectly. Every time you try, you are growing. It's not as if you have to meditate perfectly to make progress.” IfsTryingYearsPracticeMeditationGrowingProgressBuddhismFrustrated Author:Frederick Lenz
“There is no time to fool around when you practice. Every drill must have a purpose. I try to never get away from thathabits are important” TryingImportantPurposePracticeFoolGet AwayDrills Author:Albert Pujols
“Obviously if you want to get good at something which is competitive, you have to think about it and practice a lot. You have to keep learning because world keeps changing and competitors keep learning. You have to go to bed wiser than you got up. As you try to master what you are trying to do – people who do that almost never fail utterly. Very few have ever failed with that approach. You may rise slowly, but you are sure to rise.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWantTryingMayPracticeFailingMastersBedApproachWiserCompetitorsKeep Learning Author:Charlie Munger
“Try to feel that you are beyond time and space when you practice meditation. Go beyond this world, beyond time, beyond life, not a feeling of being spaced out, but in touch with the moment and with eternity.” WorldFeelsTryingMomentsFeelingsSpacePracticeMeditationThis WorldEternityTime And SpaceVisualization Author:Frederick Lenz
“When you have grown accustomed to sitting and meditating, try to stop your thoughts. That's the bottom line in meditative practice.” TryingLinesPracticeSittingBottomAccustomedBottom LineMeditating Author:Frederick Lenz
“SEX! Now that I have your attention... Please try to meditate at least 15 minutes, every day. You know it's good for you.” KnowsTryingInspirationSexAttentionPracticeMeditationMinutesPlease Author:Marcelo Goianira
“If we taught music the way we try to teach engineering, in an unbroken four year course, we could end up with all theory and no music. When we study music, we start to practice from the beginning, and we practice for the entire time.” IfsWayTryingYearsEndsCoursesTeachPracticeStudyFourTeachingTaughtTheoryFour YearsEngineeringUnbroken Author:Charles Kettering
“Sometimes, as we practice jnana yoga, we feel that life has no meaning, no purpose. We feel that there is no reason to try, that life is empty. This is another illusion.” FeelsTryingSometimesReasonLife IsPurposePracticeIllusionYogaEmptyNo ReasonLife Has No Meaning Author:Frederick Lenz
“Here is what I'm trying to tell you: Adult isn't a noun, it's a verb. It's the act of making correctly those small decisions that fill our day. It is one that you can practice, and that can be done in concrete steps. And if you slip up and have Diet Coke for breakfast, no one busts in and snatches away your Adult card. Just move forward and have milk tomorrow.” IfsTryingDoneMovingDecisionStepsPracticeTomorrowAdultsMoving ForwardCardsDietsBreakfastMilkSlipsConcreteVerbsCokeNounsDiet CokeSmall Decisions Author:Kelly Williams Brown
“We have overwhelming evidence that available information plus analysis does not lead to knowledge. The management science team can properly analyse a situation and present recommendations to the manager, but no change occurs. The situation is so familiar to those of us who try to practice management science that I hardly need to describe the cases.” NeedsTryingDoeSituationPracticeCasesTeamInformationEvidenceManagementAvailableFamiliarManagersAnalysisPlusOverwhelmingRecommendations Author:C. West Churchman