My main income came from failed movie and TV options.

My main income is from speaking.

— Ken Livingstone

Growing up on a family farm, that's where our income came from and we rely on everybody to do their part.

— Jordy Nelson

So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

Now, McDonald's is a very good indicator of the global economy. If McDonald's doesn't increase its sales, it tells you that the monetary policies…

— Marc Faber

So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn't…

— Tippi Hedren

“WASHINGTON—Citigroup Inc. failed to get Federal Reserve”

— Anonymous

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

— Constance Marie

I almost failed out of high school. I nearly gave in to the deep anger and resentment harbored by everyone around me... Whatever talents…

— J. D. Vance

Paradox: how do we know what we have failed to see because we have no language to express it, thus we cannot know that…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Humility is what you strive for when you've failed at everything else.”

— Stephan Pastis

When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.

— Alexander Suvorov

I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed.

— John Otway

The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third…

— Max Levchin

I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.

— George W. Bush

I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing…

— Shaquille O'Neal