I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
American naturalist John Burroughs put it, “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
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Do what you love, but be damned sure it's profitable. If you do work you love, but it doesn't generate income, your… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
Health is the fastest growing failing business in western civilization. — E. Cheraskin Copy Share Image
Life is a glorious opportunity, if it is used to condition us for eternity. If we fail in this, though we succeed… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so:… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice… — R. D. Laing Copy Share Image
The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The great thing about Los Angeles is that you can get so much money in this town by constantly failing. You can… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
When I first thought about becoming Jane Austen I had to forget about the fear, or at least choose something else to… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
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I have no illusions about my filmmaking work but I must add I have no illusions about anybody else's either. I am… — Terence Davies Copy Share Image
In the midst of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Putin invaded the Republic of Georgia. Let's call it for what it… — Kelly Ayotte Copy Share Image
To have something which one particularly wants to do is more important than anything else. It is even more important than succeeding… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
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You can not fail in any laudable object, unless you allow your mind to be improperly directed. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations' wealth, and then excuse their failings… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Try something. And never be afraid to fail. That failure is useful too. It's just another building block. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Just be you-strong and honest. The rest falls into place if you do that. It always has. It always will. Remember that.… — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
That is ridiculous," she said. The king agreed. "Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
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Redistribution divided society into two social classes: the beneficiaries of transfer, who are calling for ever more; and the victims, who submit… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
[T]he people as ultimate sovereigns, retain the ultimate power - and even the duty - to overthrow any government that fails to… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
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Her heart-is given him, with all its love and truth. She would joyfully die with him, or, better than that, die for… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
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