Attempt

Attempt

Attempt was originally an offence under the common law of England.

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Famous quotes containing the word attempt:

    “The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves ... is what I call hell.”
    —André Malraux (1901–1976)

    “... to be successful a person must attempt but one reform. By urging two, both are injured, as the average mind can grasp and assimilate but one idea at a time.”
    —Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)

    “My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that’s basically a conservative view of life.”
    —Jane Smiley (b. 1949)