Fail Quotes

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I wonder how many times we dream that kind of dream-something strange and illogical-and fail to realize God is trying to tell us something. — Anne Tyler
If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of glorious heaven. — Dante Alighieri
Jesus is the only Lord who, if you receive him, will fulfill you completely, and, if you fail him, will forgive you eternally. — Timothy Keller
Do not, brethren, put your trust in man though he be a bishop, an apostle, or a president. If you do, they will fail you… — George Q. Cannon
I set my goals way higher than the achievable. And when I fail, I fail at a very high level. That's my process. It's really… — James Cameron
You do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but you have lost love because you never attempted obedience. — C.S. Lewis
I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it,… — Kofi Annan
The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
My friends I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon… — Abraham Lincoln
I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of coldness. It may… — Joseph Conrad
Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail. — John Milton
Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful. — Mason Cooley
Of all mankind the great poet is the equable man. Not in him but off from him things are grotesque or eccentric or fail of… — Walt Whitman
One way in which fools succeed where wise men fail is that through ignorance of the danger they sometimes go coolly about a hazardous business. — Richard Whately
Writing humor in my column isn't as dangerous as performing it. If I fail in front of a live audience, the humiliation is as great… — Art Buchwald
I can not wish you success in your effort to reject the treaty because while it may win the fight it may destroy our cause.… — William Jennings Bryan
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it. — Willie Stargell
The word is the most imprecise of signs. Only a science-obsessed age could fail to comprehend that this is its great virtue, not its defect. — John Fowles
If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you… — Francesco Guicciardini
There are no stories without meaning. And I am one of those men who can find it even when others fail to see it. Afterwards… — Umberto Eco

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