I fail to see what difference it makes whether it be supernatural or not--so long as it is malefic, possesses great powers… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
When one has praised Turgenev, however, for the beauty of his character and the beautiful truth of his art, one remembers that… — Robert Wilson Lynd Copy Share Image
It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to… — George Muller Copy Share Image
The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
For market discipline to constrain risk effectively, financial institutions must be allowed to fail. Under optimal financial regulatory and financial system infrastructures,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
In order to learn how to do something well, you have to fail sometimes. In order to fail, there has to be… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
By and large, the answer to the question "How do large institutions survive?" is "They don't!" The vast majority of large modern-day… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
There is no nation on earth powerful enough to accomplish our overthrow. Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don't come with a book on… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
We're giving our freedoms away. The American experiment was about freedom. Freedom to be stupid, freedom to fail, freedom to succeed. — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
I am inclined to think that one's education has been in vain if one fails to learn that most schoolmasters are idiots. — Hesketh Pearson Copy Share Image
I do not choose to be a common man…it is my right to be uncommon—if I can…I seek opportunity—not security…I want to… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Learning that you have stamina is an excellent thing to know. If a project fails, I know I can pick myself up. — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
I try not to think in terms of what poems or poets should do. Most of us appreciate a wide diversity in… — James Arthur Copy Share Image
I think short-term goals are important. Trying to set a missive for yourself for the entire year can be daunting, and it… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
It is part of the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him… — Bill Brandt Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
Give yourself another chance to make your dream a reality. Don't allow a delay to become a denial. Raise the bar on… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
Why is it our failures only show us more clearly the people we are failing? — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“I have not always chosen the safest path. I've made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes jump too soon and fail… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
When you're down and out, there's no meaner place to live than Hollywood. You can get away with your embezzlements and your… — Dominick Dunne Copy Share Image
If the reason you’re taking on a mission is for the money you’ll make, I believe you’ll fail. — John Doerr Copy Share Image
Every physical fact, every expression of nature, every feature of the earth, the work of any and all of those agents which… — Matthew Fontaine Maury Copy Share Image
When we translate, we always to some extent betray the text we are translating. That is why translation is so hard and… — Jay L. Garfield Copy Share Image
We already know the limits of Einstein's theories. From the centers of black holes at the very beginning of the universe -… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts… — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image
In any area of our lives where we fail to act from integrity or violate our own understanding of what is right… — Debbie Ford Copy Share Image
If you're fortunate to get a first album that sells 10 million you have nowhere to go but down. I'm just going… — Nelly Copy Share Image
There can be no better measure of our governance than the way we treat our children, and no greater failing on our… — Jessica Lange Copy Share Image
“The greatest missile in the world is useless...unless it's targeted. A torpedo is adrift unless it has someplace to go. An arrow… — Tim Allen Copy Share Image
The man who fails to give fair service during the hours for which he is paid is dishonest. The man who is… — Charles M. Schwab Copy Share Image
Bitterness grows in us when we fail to see the trouble and pain in our lives from God's point of view, and… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss Copy Share Image
It is only in folk tales, children's stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
