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A business model that hasn't been tried before is always interesting, even if it's likely to fail. — Michael Arrington
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed, the evidence shows… — Unknown Author
We desperately need some new thinking today about systems of global governance. We're stuck with the same obsolete, ignore-the-earth institutions that were brough into being… — Jonathon Porritt
What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes. — James L. Buckley
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose. — Laozi
The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose. — Laozi
If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand, the presidents have… — Nancy Gibbs
To dare is to do ... to fear is to fail. — John Goddard
You can not achieve success without the risk of failure. If you are not afraid to fail, than you have a chance, but you are… — Paul Heyman
You cannot achieve success without the risk of failure. And I learned a long time ago, you cannot achieve success, if you fear failure. If… — Paul Heyman
How can we hope to retain our freedom through the generations if we fail to teach our young that our liberty springs from an abiding… — Jonathan Falwell
SAS is 'created' 50 million times a year, 15 seconds at a time. These 50 million 'moments of truth' are the moments that ultimately determine… — Jan Carlzon
The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is not in the event itself but how you think about it and what you do after… — Michael Josephson
On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires… — Eberhard Weber
A people [America] that does not prepare to fight should then be morally prepared to surrender. To fail to prepare soldiers and citizens for limited,… — T. R. Fehrenbach
The popular distinction between 'constructive' and 'destructive' criticism is a sentimentality: the mind too weak to perceive in what respects the bad fails is not… — Brigid Brophy
In a sense, the first (if not necessarily the prime) function of a novelist, of ANY artist, is to entertain. If the poem, painting, play… — Brigid Brophy
Compared with the awesome might and eternal power of the ocean, no human being can fail to be reminded of their own insignificance. — Roz Savage
In hard-core science fiction in which characters are responding to a change in environment, caused by nature or the universe or technology, what readers want… — James Gunn
Innocence and optimism have one basic failing: they have no fundamental depth. — Charles A. Reich
In childhood the daylight always fails too soon -- except when there are going to be fireworks; — Jan Struther
Constantly seek difficulties. You shouldn't be afraid to fail; rather you should fail continually, so that you can win in the end. Without difficulties, we… — Michio Kushi
Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking… — Keith O'Brien
My biggest adjustment has been learning not to be afraid to fail. — Johnny Damon
The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to withdraw… — Andrew Mellon

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