Verb
make an attempt at achieving something
Source: WordNetFor a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed. Ernest Hemingway
I am never in a hurry to reach details. First and above all I am interested in the large masses and the general character of a picture; when these are well established, then I try for subtleties of form and color. I rework the painting constantly and freely, and without any systematic method. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it. Emil Zátopek
Uptown girl She's been living in her uptown world. I bet she never had a backstreet guy I bet her mama never told her why. I'm gonna try for an uptown girl. She's been living in her white bread world As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she's looking for a downtown man That's what I am. Billy Joel
It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that. Mary Renault
Never be content with your lot. Try for a lot more. American Proverb