Failed Quotes

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If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the… — Andre Maurois
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed. — William McKinley
Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation. — Jon Meacham
What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things.… — John Mellencamp
He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. — Herman Melville
This multicultural approach, saying that we simply live side by side and live happily with each other has failed. Utterly failed. — Angela Merkel
I want to let you in on a little secret: I don't always feel like I'm a success. That's right. There are plenty of times… — Joyce Meyer
The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn't even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not… — Elon Musk
One of the things that I love to do is travel around the world and look at archaeological sites. Because archaeology gives us an opportunity… — Nathan Myhrvold
I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy. — Graham Norton
It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be… — Ted Nugent
I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one. — Kevin O'Leary
Normally, if someone's legacy will outlast their life, it's apparent when they die. On the day when Alexander the Great, or Caesar Augustus, or Napoleon,… — John Ortberg
Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that… — James Patterson
Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer… — Ron Paul
The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented… — Nancy Pelosi
We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class! — Nancy Pelosi
Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into… — Nancy Pelosi
Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with… — Rick Perry
I had my years of struggling. Some of my shows failed miserably, and I was upset by it and it dented my confidence. But I… — Regis Philbin

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