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> [Formula for failure: Try to please everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/formula-for-failure-try-to-please-everybody/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

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## More by Herbert Bayard Swope

> [It occurred to me that nothing is more interesting than opinion when opinion is interesting, so I devised a method of cleaning off the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/it-occurred-to-me-that-nothing-is-more-interesting-than-opinion-when/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/don-t-forget-that-the-only-two-things-people-read-in-a-story-are-the/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/i-cannot-give-you-the-formula-for-success-but-i-can-give-you-the/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [The secret of a successful newspaper is to take one story each day and bang the hell out of it. Give the public what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/the-secret-of-a-successful-newspaper-is-to-take-one-story-each-day/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/the-first-duty-of-a-newspaper-is-to-be-accurate-if-it-be-accurate-it/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [Formula for failure: Try to please everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/formula-for-failure-try-to-please-everybody/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

> [“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayard-swope/i-can-t-give-you-a-sure-fire-formula-for-success-but-i-can-give-you-a/)

[Herbert Bayard Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayard-swope/)

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