Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because... they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Much that was called religion has carried an unconscious attitude of hostility toward life. True religion must teach that life is filled… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
All things need watching, working at, caring for, and marriage is no exception. Marriage is not something to be indifferently treated or… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial. — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Here's a memonic device that I feel teaches how we can properly cope with failure. Forget about your failures; don't dwell on… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
We are not evil, inadequate or incompetent when our relationships fail. — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
Your friends will notice at once that glib vacuities fail to impress, and hate you, and tell lies about you. It's worth… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney understands free enterprise, he has worked in it. He has seen companies succeed and he has seen them fail, too.… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I've always said that to make movies, to make images and sound, is possible by one way or another. And it has… — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
My dog does have his failings, of course. He's afraid of firecrackers and hides in the clothes closet whenever we run the… — Gary A. Kowalski Copy Share Image
The object of our being placed upon this earth is that we may work out an exaltation, that we may prepare ourselves… — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
All honor to him who shall win the prize. The world has cried for a thousand years. But to him who tries… — Joaquin Miller Copy Share Image
Credulity is always a ridiculous, often a dangerous failing: it has made of many a clever man, a fool; and of many… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
Of all the things you can spend a lot of money on, the only things you expect to fail frequently are software… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
It is a noble and great thing to cover the blemishes and excuse the failings of a friend; to draw a curtain… — Robert South Copy Share Image
You must get your living by loving. But as it is said of the merchants that ninety-seven in a hundred fail, so… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I beat myself up in the studio because I know that a lot of people are expecting me to fail. — Jessica Simpson Copy Share Image
Addiction is a brain disease. This is not a moral failing. This is not about bad people who are choosing to continue… — Michael Botticelli Copy Share Image
What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed. — Rita Hayworth Copy Share Image
