Trying
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Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better.
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.
I'm not trying to be sexy. It's just my way of expressing myself when I move around.
Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.
A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.
I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.
Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious — that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment.
CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.
Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.
I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.
I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I'm just trying to create a good one for myself.
Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
I'm trying to write books that taste like ice cream but have the nutrition of vegetables.
Hopefully, there's a place in music for Tinted Windows. If we're really trying to be iconic, we should just stop right now. If one of us could die, that would also help. But I don't think anybody wants that gig.
I'm just trying to go out there and play the game the right way and lead by example.
Actually, when I fought in PRIDE, we had the best fighters in the world. Back then, the UFC had a very serious and big crisis; they were going through some tough times trying to get top fighters. All the best fighters were in PRIDE.
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