I was a bit of a delinquent growing up, a very poor student - I nearly failed several grades before dropping out… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
It's time to bury the unreal, failed 'realism' of those who have long thought that dictators brought stability. — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
The dearth of business activity on the traditional day of rest makes Sunday an ideal time to declare insolvency. Bankruptcy petitions are… — Brendan I. Koerner Copy Share Image
Our government has failed us. From the billion-dollar bailouts to the 'stimulus' package that failed to stimulate to the government takeover of… — Kevin McCarthy Copy Share Image
I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed. — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
When something succeeds, we learn little more from it than that it did succeed. When something fails, however, we are driven to… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
History will not judge HIV/AIDS kindly... the harshest words will be reserved for how the world responded, or rather failed to respond,… — Seth Berkley Copy Share Image
There are plenty of examples of very wealthy people who have run for office and failed, certainly in Illinois. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We haven't done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the '90s, but they failed. — Til Schweiger Copy Share Image
When I bought a collection of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, I returned home with a bright enthusiasm to begin the long march into… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
By never marrying, I ended up never divorcing, but I also failed to accumulate that brocade of civility and padlock of security… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Dave Camp has been very much influenced by, and often guided by, the radicalization of the Republican Party... and too often failed… — Sander Levin Copy Share Image
I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior.… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The Labour party lost millions of voters because they failed to listen. — James Cleverly Copy Share Image
“It is not how heavy you fall. It is how fast you catch yourself.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
So why in the world would anyone support the unethical, failed use of embryonic stem cells instead of the ethical, successful use… — Virginia Foxx Copy Share Image
Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
As an athlete, success is not just about winning; it is about working hard and giving it all you have. I have… — Rohan Bopanna Copy Share Image
“In the faculty of failure, mediocrity is never an optional course!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I failed world geography, civics, Spanish and English. And when you fail Spanish and English, they do not consider you bilingual. They… — Tim Scott Copy Share Image
