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> [If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-someone-feels-that-they-had-never-made-a-mistake-in-their-life/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/this-is-a-good-sign-having-a-broken-heart-it-means-we-have-tried-for/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [“We must all get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-must-all-get-our-hearts-broken-sometimes-this-is-a-good-sign/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Being a hero doesn't mean you succeed in saving the day. It just means you tried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsters/being-a-hero-doesn-t-mean-you-succeed-in-saving-the-day-it-just-means/)

[James Marsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsters/)

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> [If you have never made a mistake then it means you have never tried something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azgraybebly-joslan/if-you-have-never-made-a-mistake-then-it-means-you-have-never-tried/)

[Azgraybebly Joslan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azgraybebly-joslan/)

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> [If someone feels that he has never made a mistake in his life, it only means that he has never tried anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/if-someone-feels-that-he-has-never-made-a-mistake-in-his-life-it-only/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [If you don't fail in your life then it means you have never tried anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idriss-abdi-ibrahim-idoch/if-you-don-t-fail-in-your-life-then-it-means-you-have-never-tried/)

[Idriss Abdi Ibrahim{idoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idriss-abdi-ibrahim-idoch/)

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> [It would be unsound fancy and self-contradictory to expect that things which have never yet been done can be done except by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/it-would-be-unsound-fancy-and-self-contradictory-to-expect-that/)

[Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/)

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> [“Did he ever--try?' Mingus shrugged. 'He was like you.' What's that mean?' Means he tried.' Of course. The ring was not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lethem/did-he-ever-try-mingus-shrugged-he-was-like-you-what-s-that-mean/)

[Jonathan Lethem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lethem/)

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