Quotes About Attempt

the aim of the Somme battle was no longer an attempt at a breakthrough to Bapaume but an attempt to write down the strength of the German field army and kill German soldiers - in other words, attrition.

Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less.

real failure lies in not even trying.

Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more an nothing less.

The most important input into conservative thinking is the desire to sustain the networks of familiarity and trust on which a community depends for its longevity. Conservatism is what its name says it is: the attempt to conserve the community that we have

Philosophy arises, therefore, in two contrasted ways: first, in attempting to complete the 'Why?' of explanation; secondly in attempting to justify the other kinds of 'Why?' — the 'Why?' which looks for a reason, and the 'Why?' which looks for a meaning. Most of the traditional branches of the subject stem from these two attempts, the first of which is hopeless, the second of which is our best source of hope.

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance at the moment when it attempts to die. — Roland Barthes, Writing Degree Zero . (Hill and Wang; Reissue edition April 1, 1977) Originally published 1953

They found out about him in July and stayed angry all through August. They tried to kill him in September. It was way too soon. They weren't ready. The attempt was a failure. It could have been a disaster, but it was actually a miracle. Because nobody noticed.

everywhere was debris from the plane. No attempt was made to

at any rate, there's no harm in trying.

No se pueden creer las cosas imposibles! —Será porque no lo has intentado—le dijo la Reina—. Cuando yo tenía tu edad, lo intentaba media hora cada día... A la hora del desayuno a veces ya me había creído seis cosas imposibles.

The beast attempts a beautific look that could be mistaken for a bout of painful wind.

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society, a highbrow literature celebrity society.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

The Mask of Sanity—An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues About the So-Called Psychopathic Personality.7

Control of the future is actually a (vain) attempt to control people, with the future as our instrument.

Life is simply experience; for reasons not readily discerned, we attempt to go on.

Someone once asked me what I want on my epitaph when I pass away. Just the words 'I tried.' That's what this game of life is all about. Trying. There's the tryers, the criers, and the liars.

Your whole life you are really writing one book, which is an attempt to grasp the consciousness of your time and place– a single book written from different stages of your ability.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

I can't see for the life of me how an attempt to understand the universe, which I believe comes from God, can alienate us from God.

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.