Failed Quotes

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One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable… — Ayn Rand
We may affirm of Mr. Buffon, that which has been said of the chemists of old; though he may have failed in attaining his principal… — Oliver Goldsmith
You may have decided again and again, and again and again you have failed - not because smoking is such a great phenomenon that you… — Rajneesh
Liberalism and Western-style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today, these two concepts have failed. Those with insight can… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Lincoln's appeal to 'the better angels of our nature' failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln's first and second inaugurals… — Felix Frankfurter
Every 36 seconds in America a woman lays her body down forced to choose abortion out of a lack of practical resources and emotional support.… — Patricia Heaton
Even when you have failed, Jesus is right there with you, ready to pick you up and restore you to wholeness. Jesus is a faithful,… — Joseph Prince
Clearly it is not reason that has failed. What has failed-as it has always failed-is the attempt to achieve certainty, to reach an absolute, to… — Allen Wheelis
Our nearly century-long experiment in banning marijuana has failed as abysmally as Prohibition did... In contrast, legalizing and taxing marijuana would bring in substantial sums… — Nicholas D. Kristof
Any outside use of military power would at best furnish a temporary respite from the processes that we see playing out. We know that because… — Paul R. Pillar
You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you… — Steffi Graf
I have insecurities. But whatever I'm insecure about, I don't dissect it, but I'll go after it and say, "What am I afraid of?" I… — Kevin Sorbo
I am sure that never was a people, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine interposition in their affairs, than those of the United… — George Washington
Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success. — Erwin W. Lutzer
When I was 15, I had lucky underwear. When that failed, I had a lucky hairdo, then a lucky race number, even lucky race days.… — Margaret Groos
Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed. — Jan de Hartog
God let it be known that it is better to give than to receive, but a lot of people failed to get the message. — Edmund Wattis Littlefield
There never comes a point where a theory can be said to be true. The most that one can claim for any theory is that… — A.J. Ayer
A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her life,… — Erin Kelly
Do not expect to be hailed as a hero when you make your great discovery. More likely you will be a ratbag-maybe failed by your… — Samuel Warren Carey

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