E. O. Wilson

It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.

American Scientist

Zainab Salbi

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

Iraqi Activist

Albert Einstein

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

German Physicist

Samuel Johnson

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

English Writer

Henry James

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

American Writer

Philippe Petit

I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform.

French Celebrity

Vincent Van Gogh

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Dutch Painter

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Roman Statesman

Kenneth Branagh

I only got 'War and Peace' on the third attempt.

Irish Actor

Jovenel Moise

Haitian Politician

Use 'attempt' when speaking about trying something that requires significant effort or skill.

Contextual Use

'Attempt' often implies uncertainty of success but a willingness to try anyway.

Emotional Nuance

Using 'attempt' suggests personal effort, not a casual or accidental action.

Implication of Effort

'Attempt' as a verb starts the action; it doesn't imply completion.

Action Initiation

We often use 'attempted' to describe a failed effort, especially when followed by 'but'.

Preceding Failure

'Attempt' in legal terms means trying a serious crime and is punishable by law.

Legal Seriousness

In law, 'attempt' indicates the crime was not completed, but the intent was clear.

Incomplete Crime

In sports, 'attempt' refers to a trial, often seen in difficult feats or records.

Sports Challenges

In team sports, 'attempt' might indicate a move that could result in a score.

Score Opportunity

 weighing patients immediately before and after death in an attempt to prove it. Though his experiments were discredited, much like the rest of vitalism, traces of his theory still come up in popular culture. But where do all these discredited theories leave us? What we now know is that life is not contained

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 and may need to entrust their lives to smugglers to help them cross borders. Whereas some people seek safety with their families, others attempt passage alone and leave their loved ones behind with the hopes of being reunited later. This separation can be traumatic and unbearably long.

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 him from attempting escape by diving finally you may have noticed a few smaller whales beginning to show up next to the blue these are young killer whales who were incorporated into the hunt as the blue became more and more weary this serves as an important lesson

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 The symbol is unfortunately creating widespread issues for the very people and families it's meant to help. The recent redesigns have attempted with some success to acknowledge concerns over the current symbol. But some think that a complete redesign is in order.

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 in an attempt to restore the neutral charge equilibrium. And this quick movement of electrons, called static discharge, is what we recognize as that sudden spark. This process doesn't happen with just any objects. Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time.

The science of static...

 and always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave. If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn, contact your local government to safely and humanely relocate us. And if you come across a bat, do not attempt to handle it,

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 without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright

How did Dracula become...

 people they threw overboard when you're trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history

These Divers Search For...

 just obsessed with truth and and so the obsession with truth is why i studied physics because physics attempts to understand the truth the truth of the universe

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 But in a world of snail paces, the conch is something of a Ferrari. It calls for desperate measures. Exhausted by the effort of its last-ditch attempt,