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The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people. James Randolph Adams

People Trouble Impress Too Tries Most Advertising Common Hard

It once amused me that it took me three tries to pass my driver's test and that my driving instructor told my mother that I was the least talented person behind the wheel that she had ever taught. Jane Smiley

Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement which tries to work out the most effective ways to improve the world. Effective altruists - conform to old-school utilitarian principles - consider all causes and actions, and then act in the way that they believe brings about the greatest positive impact. Jens Martin Skibsted

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When we lose the ball, I don't want to win it back directly. I act smarter now, have better anticipation, and also start earlier when somebody tries to lob the ball over me. Jerome Boateng

Me Win Better Somebody Lose Back Tries Directly Smarter Over Also Ball Anticipation Want Act Now Earlier Start

I am not a person who tries on in the stores. It drives me crazy. So I buy and take back if I don't like something. I really don't enjoy being in the dressing room. I rather just try it on in my house. Jessica Simpson

I think shrinks are interesting to write about because you get to see what the character chooses to reveal, and what behaviors or stances the character tries out on the shrink that might not be part of the character's make-up outside of that room. It's an emotional test-kitchen. Jill Davis

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself. Joan Didion

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The comics I hate are thieves. Nothing's more disgusting than a guy who steals another person's ideas and tries to claim them as his own. Joe Rogan

Hate Own Nothing Thieves Claim Tries Guy More Steals Ideas Another Comics His Than Person Disgusting Them Who

I think 'The Wire' is my all-time favorite TV show. It's so brilliant, the way it critiques society, and how it handles that everybody who gets power loses their moral code and stops going to the root of the problem and just tries to maintain their own power. Joel Kinnaman

Problem Brilliant Power Own Think Society Everybody Way Favorite TV Moral Tries TV Show All-Time Wire Maintain How Loses Gets Going Just Stops Root Show Who Code

Benji usually tries to match his hair with his underwear, and you know how he had the pink hair for a while well we caught him in a pink thong one day! Joel Madden

Day You Hair Thong One Day Tries Had He Know Well Him Match How Caught Underwear His Pink While

The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other. John Clayton

Christmas World Competition Complicated Christ Guilt Focus Pressure Other Birth Members Tries Outdo Layers Doing Imposed Denominational Gets Program

In Colorado, we passed universal background checks and magazine limits. We need to do that nationally, and we need to raise the purchase age, extend waiting periods for gun purchases, fund gun violence research, pass red flag laws, and more - no matter how hard the gun lobby tries to block it. John Hickenlooper

Age Waiting Matter Gun Research Lobby Background Tries Purchase Purchases Magazine Laws More Colorado Red Checks Periods Pass How Passed Limits Block Flag Hard Fund Extend Universal Raise Violence Need

Every film tries to advance the state of the art, at least a little bit. Brand new techniques? A lot of them are just evolutionary: we're just building on something that's like something we've done before and just trying to do it a little bit better or make it a little bit more realistic. John Knoll

Art Better Building Before Realistic Every State Bit Evolutionary Tries Something More Advance New Like Make Least Lot Brand Brand New Trying Done Just Little Little Bit Them Film Techniques

Whole Foods Market tries to embody all of the principles of conscious capitalism all the time, but like any person or company, we sometimes fall short. John Mackey

Time Capitalism Sometimes Fall Market Embody Tries Foods Like Principles Person Any Short Whole Company Whole Foods Conscious

I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet. John Niven

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Whenever someone like a plumber or a mechanic tries to explain something technical to me, I listen for about three seconds before it all just becomes white noise, like Charlie Brown's teacher. John Niven

A candidate who tries to steer a path down the middle in an effort to 'win independents' runs the risk of convincing everyone that they have no core values. As much as - or more than - any other voters, independents want to see conviction and authenticity. John Sununu

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A Christian novelist tries to describe the world as it is. John Updike

World Christian Tries Describe Novelist

Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well. Judah Friedlander

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The more everyone tries to do their own job, that's when the team fires on all cylinders. Julian Edelman

Job Own Everyone Tries More Fires Cylinders Team

If you give me six tries, I can probably land a kick flip. Julian Edelman

Me You Kick Tries Give Give Me Six Land Flip

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