Fail Quotes

3161 quotes by 2175 authors

We are not of what we feel or believe to do, we are of what we do or fail to do. — Judith McNaught
The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect is dependent on… — Alice Miller
Failure to read what is happening in another's soul is not easily seen as a cause of unhappiness: but those who fail to attend the… — Marcus Aurelius
It may have been observed that there is no regular path for getting out of love as there is for getting in. Some people look… — Thomas Hardy
The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail. — Annie Dillard
Itâ€™s the leftover humans. The survivors. Theyâ€™re the ones I canâ€™t stand to look at, although on many occasions I still fail. I deliberately seek… — Markus Zusak
(Men without ambition are boring) And that attitude, mistress, is why the females of your kind continue to struggle for equality. And why they continue… — Richelle Mead
Nothing frustrates me more than someone who reads something of mine or anyone else's and says, angrily, 'I don't buy it.' Why are they angry?… — Malcolm Gladwell
When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own?… — Banana Yoshimoto
One way or another, I think virtually all of the prophets and early Apostles had their visionary moments of our time--a view that gave them… — Jeffrey R. Holland
If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure. — Madeleine L'Engle
Because in a small dark room, a broken child lies on a filthy bed and stares up at a high window. He waits for me,… — Jennifer Donnelly
My mother refused to let me fail. So I insisted. — Walker Percy
Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried. — Maria V. Snyder
Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable. — Harold Bloom
Pursue something so important that even if you fail, the world is better off with you having tried. — Tim O'Reilly
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Once or twice a week I would set my alarm for six A.M. so I could get up and plug in Hot Stix...I would study… — Tina Fey
When you're unhinged, things make their way out of you that should be kept inside, and other things get in that ought to be shut… — Margaret Atwood
You didn't fail. You just opted out. There's a difference. — Sarah Dessen

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