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Albert Einstein
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson Ulysses
You and I are old... Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are--One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Anonymous
Expect the people you love to be better. It helps them to become better. But don't get upset when they fail. It helps them keep trying.
Anonymous
How high could you go if you knew you wouldn't fall?
Anonymous
I can't isn't a reason to give up, it's a reason to try harder.
Beverly Sills
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
Charles F. Deems
That man is blest who does his best and leaves the rest.
Charles Simmons
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
Dale Carnegie
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
David Viscott
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.
David Viscott
To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.
Diane Glancy Portrait of the Lone Survivor Lone Dog's Winter Count
I try. I am trying. I was trying. I will try. I shall in the meantime try. I sometimes have tried. I shall still by that time be trying.
Edgar Watson Howe Country Town Sayings
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
Erica Jong
Every time I catch myself saying, Oh no, you shouldn't try that, I think, Yes, I should.
George P. Burnham
I can't do it never yet accomplished anything. I will try has performed miracles.
Grace B. Hinkey
Better to strive and climb,And never reach your goal,Than to drift along with time--An aimless, worthless soul,Aye better to climb and fallOr sow, though the yield be small,Than to throw away day after dayAnd never strive at all.
Henry David Thoreau
What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
J.R.R. Tolkein The Fellowship of the Ring
The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong. Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.
Jane Seymour
If you want something badly enough, make an attempt. If you want to paint, get a brush and do it. If you want to sing, sing. A lot of people get scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You don't fail. You've tried your best.
Jim Rohn
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
 
 
 
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