Fails Quotes

821 quotes by 701 authors

War is what happens when language fails. — Margaret Atwood
I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel, that is the end of… — Michele Bachmann
High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances. — Joseph Barbera
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
'Winning' in Hollywood means not just power, money, and complimentary smoked-salmon pizza, but also that everyone around you fails just as you are peaking. — Roseanne Barr
It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose. — Tony Blair
Misdirected focus on paperwork, on procedures, and on bureaucracy frustrates teachers and fails to give children the education they need. — Christopher Bond
If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all. — Pearl S. Buck
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point. — Maria Callas
A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an adequate… — Margaret Chan
Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a… — Cher
This country pays a price whenever our economy fails to deliver rising living standards to our citizens - which is exactly what has been the… — Chris Christie
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. — Winston Churchill
The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If… — Jean Cocteau
A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking — Helen Steiner Rice
Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively directed reflection. [Without… — John Dewey
It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. — Edmond H. Fischer
When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down; when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. Isn't that exactly what's been happening with drugs? — Milton Friedman
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment. — Thomas Jefferson

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