#tried

How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally. ↗

— Susan George

#century #democracy #essentially #faced #get

I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today. ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#am #competitive #i #i always #i am

I was kind of a volatile personality, very intense. Because of that, I drew some criticism and people would say things about me, and my parents had tried to defend me. I would just tell them don't worry about it. Our day will come. ↗

— Kirk Gibson

#because #come #criticism #day #defend

There was a perception of me, and I earned it because I was really intense, really gruff. I treated certain people poorly at times. It was because of who I was. It was almost my strength. I came in all business. I tried to find ways to fit in with that demeanor, but it's not easy. ↗

— Kirk Gibson

#because #business #came #certain #demeanor

We tried to have diplomas without learning, we tried to have jobs without work, we tried to have houses without savings, we tried to have government without responsibility. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#government #houses #jobs #learning #responsibility

I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am I going to get to play some racquetball that night. ↗

— Robert Downey, Jr.

#am #figure #get #going #i

I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then, I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older, I realized that I'm walking even closer with my God. ↗

— Andy Griffith

#baptized #christian #christian life #closer #even

I used to want the words "She tried" on my tombstone. Now I want "She did it." ↗

— Katherine Dunham

#i #now #she #tombstone #tried

That certainly is one approach to take. My own is to acknowledge the inner child and try to work with my first fascination with science fiction. I have tried to build on its idea content and narrative drive rather than to discard them. ↗

— James Gunn

#approach #build #certainly #child #content

Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#assistance #because #condition #disability #full