Fail Quotes

3161 quotes by 2081 authors

I am learning that if I just go on accepting the framework for life that others have given me, if I fail to make my… — Liv Ullmann
If temperance prevails, then education can prevail; if temperance fails, then education must fail. — Horace Mann
To overcome fear, act as if it were impossible to fail, and it shall be. — Brian Tracy
The biggest mischief in the past century has been perpetrated by Rousseau with his doctrine of the goodness of human nature. The mob and the… — Jacob Burckhardt
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow,… — Albert Ellis
God help the troubadour who tries to be a star. The more that you try to find success, the more that you will fail. — Phil Ochs
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my… — John D. Rockefeller
The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by… — Guy Finley
I should have wished to possess the intellectual equilibrium that characterizes you and permits you to achieve without fail the desired end... Chance has not… — Paul Cezanne
This is a terrible confession to make, but after I left the Army I had a number of things to try. I had a great… — David Niven
A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them.… — Richard Schickel
Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, When honor and affection fail. — Robert Lloyd
We deprive our children, our charges, of persistence. What I am trying to say is that we need to fail, children need to fail, we… — Martin Seligman
When one lives with problems of importance, the prostitute is ideal. You pay, and whether or not you fail is of no importance. She doesn't… — Alberto Giacometti
If you are sure that you are about to fail, then this strange and serene calmness can come over you or the most abject fear… — Peter Gallagher
Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is… — Camille Pissarro
Many days you will want to give up because of rejections and failures. Passion to be an artist will help you prevail where others fail. — Jack White
Our work is to make ourselves visible in the world. This is the soul's individual journey, and the soul would much rather fail at its… — David Whyte
There has to be a consequence to failure. Schools in the inner cities cannot be told, 'Oh, we want you to teach every child to… — Karl Rove
We are committed and if we succeed we'll succeed magnificently, and if we fail it will be a magnificent failure. The magnificence is important. — Martin Fry

Who Wrote These Fail Quotes

2,081 authors contributed a total of 3,161 Fail Quotes, led by these top contributors: