"More times than not, it's a failed endeavor.……" — Ben Gibbard
"More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors."
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24 Quotes by Ben Gibbard
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For me, a song doesn't really take flight until it has a lyric on it. ...Without a lyric that I'm…
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I want to write songs with complete sentences. I almos have this obsession with short-changing words. I would never be…
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I don't want to be overdramatic about it, but I'm starting to see a lot of my bad habits get…
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You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy…
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As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.
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I feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late '50s, early '60s kind of…
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I like writing on piano and a computer, and a lot of 'Plans' came out of samples and vocal lines.
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I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn't get a job, and I was getting more…
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I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70…
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Liking interesting things doesn't make you interesting.
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And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time.
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You spend hours alone, only with your thoughts, and you torture yourself. It's a tendency of many writers to temper…
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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all…
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Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.
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Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.
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I have a message for the young kids. Life is about obstacles, endeavors in life are not to be overlooked.
— Wade Boggs
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The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
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If it requires a uniform, it's a worthless endeavor.
— George Carlin
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All truth is one. In this light, may science and religion endeavor here for the steady evolution of mankind, from…
— Clifford Stoll
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Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine,…
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Reputation is a reward, to be sure, but it is really the beginning, not the end of endeavor. It should…
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Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with…
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The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be,…
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He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.
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