Failed Quotes

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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible. — William Faulkner
How many times have I failed before? How many times have I stood here like this, in front of my own image, in front of… — Charles Yu
I thought you were gone forever, I thought youâ€™d walked away from everything, because I failed, because I destroyed the only thing that ever mattered… — Alexandra Adornetto
I was created to fulfill a function and I failed in it. I negated my own existence. — Douglas Adams
Fortunately, where reason failed, blind panic served well enough. — N.K. Jemisin
I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed. — Ned Vizzini
To begin with, I turn back time. I reverse it to that quaint period, the thirties, when the huge middle class of America was matriculating… — Tennessee Williams
You have no idea how much pain I'm in. It's like being cut open every day, bleeding onto the stones. I can't understand how any… — Erin Hunter
Boo," I said. He reacted as all mutts react when I confront them. He leapt from his chair and dove for the nearest exit, shaking… — Kelley Armstrong
Ransack the language as he might, words failed him. He wanted another landscape, and another tongue. — Virginia Woolf
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. — Randy Pausch
Never having been in love, this is going to be a real trick. I think of my parents. The way my father never failed to… — Suzanne Collins
I hated the tests the raised hopes and failed expectations." - Two Kinds — Amy Tan
When her muzzle grew more white than brown, the chipmunk forgot that she and the squirrel had had nothing to talk about. She forgot the… — David Sedaris
I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have… — Carl Sagan
Because when she failed, I saw how she might have succeeded. Arrows that continually glanced off from Mr. Rochester's breast and fell harmless at his… — Charlotte Bronte
I felt the weakness of these books, their immateriality, how they had failed to change the world, and I didn't want to sully myself with… — Gary Shteyngart
Christ is building His kingdom with earth's broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their kingdoms; but… — J.R. Miller
I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner… — Bill Gates
I feel like I failed," I said. "Don't beat yourself up," Jim said. "She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't… — Jeannette Walls

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