Failed Quotes

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I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work, — Thomas A. Edison
They say much about the Einstein's theory now. According to Einstein the ether does not exist and many people agree with him. But it is… — Nikola Tesla
Perhaps I failed, but I did my best, These masters of mine may do the rest. — Nikola Tesla
For some reason which I have failed to understand, many people like the system [scientific totalitarianism] when it is Russian but disliked the very same… — Bertrand Russell
The raging fire which urged us on was scorching us; it would have burned us had we failed to restrain it. — Giacomo Casanova
There is no Latter day Saint who dies after having lived a faithful life who will lose anything because of having failed to do certain… — Lorenzo Snow
The poor of the world cannot be made rich by the redistribution of wealth. Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty, taking… — P.J. O'Rourke
I do not believe in God. It seems to me that theists of all kinds have very largely failed to make their concept of a… — A.J. Ayer
Lenin is an artist who has worked men, as other artists have worked marble or metals. But men are harder than stone and less malleable… — Benito Mussolini
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. — David Parnas
I've never stayed awake at night over a chance I took that failed, but I've stayed awake over chances I didn't take. — Garth Brooks
There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail — Michael Jordan
The world is in the condition it is in because of you, and the choices you have made-or failed to make. (Not to decide is… — Neale Donald Walsch
In the North, the sale of government bonds was the one measure for raising funds that seemed to work. Even that, however, with the lure… — G. Edward Griffin
As Day and other observers had reported, the slaves were leading very comfortable lives. After this tactic [slave rebellions in the South] failed, it became… — Eustace Mullins
Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are the foundation for growth. Those… — Richard Rohr
I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it. — Abraham Lincoln
I am presenting here today both revolution and anarchy, for which I am fortunately not the only one responsible. However, anarchy cannot survive and prosper… — Andre Michel Lwoff
When all else failed, you had to rely on eyeball intrumentation. — Arthur C. Clarke
These are the folk who may pass into the kingdom of heaven: the grief-stricken, lovers, scholars of a certain obsessive disposition. Brute beasts. Women who… — Catherynne M. Valente

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