#i tried

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

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For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. ↗

— Jon Stewart

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Singles needed to come back. And what I tried to do in my online experiment was to change the rules for myself and make available at a more regular pace the fruits of my labour, for people who decided they wanted to support my recordings. ↗

— Todd Rundgren

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I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself. ↗

— Joe Sacco

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In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book. ↗

— Hattie McDaniel

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I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling. ↗

— Frida Kahlo

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