Failed Quotes

1604 Failed quotes by 1228 unique authors

I always thought I'd get farther. I'd like to blame the world for what I've failed to do, but the failure - the failure that… — Claire Messud
They're true," I replied defiantly. "I came here to kill you. And if I can't do that, then I'd rather die." "You failed, you know.… — Richelle Mead
The grandeur of the Institute never failed to impress Magnus - the way it towered high and mighty above everything else, timeless and unmoving in… — Cassandra Clare
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. — William James
I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I… — Thomas A. Edison
I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. — Jeff Bezos
Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or… — Carleton Young
Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your… — Og Mandino
I failed my way to success. — Thomas A. Edison
If you feel that you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. — Robert F. Goheen
Thankfully dreams can change. If we'd all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses. So whatever your dream… — Stephen Colbert
Once in those very early days my brother brought into the nursery the lid of a biscuit tin which he had covered with moss and… — C.S. Lewis
My schooling not only failed to teach me what it professed to be teaching, but prevented me from being educated to an extent which infuriates… — George Bernard Shaw
Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't. — Unknown Author
I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by… — Preston Brooks
Imagine a survivor of a failed civilization with only a tattered book on aromatherapy for guidance in arresting a cholera epidemic. Yet, such a book… — James Lovelock
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things. — Elise M. Boulding
People should not judge failed love affairs as failed experiences, but as part of the growth process. Something does not have to end well for… — Unknown Author
The trouble with much of the advice business is getting today about the need to be more vigorously creative is, essentially, that its advocates have… — Theodore Levitt
The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and… — Sharon Salzberg
The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third one,… — Max Levchin
an act of forgiveness sets the victim apart from the perpetrator, who failed to act humanly towards the victim at the time he committed his… — Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
The problem, of course, lies with the realities concealed from us. This has always been the case. While the American public has slowly grappled with… — Unknown Author
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. — Al Neuharth
The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful praise of God,… — Sam Storms

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