They Fail Quotes

119 They Fail quotes by 98 unique authors

Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is… — Joseph Sugarman
I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if we enjoy it, we naturally wants to receive it. And… — Saint John Chrysostom
If you are going to make companies, corporations, actually responsible for the safety of other people's lives, then if they fail in their duty, the… — Nina Bawden
The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests. — David Deutsch
People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened.… — Eric Gutkind
Sweet April! many a thought Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed; Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought, Life's golden fruit… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Writers are what they write, also what they fail to write. — Diana Trilling
We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to… — Theodore Roosevelt
The important thing about security systems isn’t how they work, it’s how they fail. — Cory Doctorow
People often ask themselves the right questions. Where they fail is in answering the questions they ask themselves, and even there they do not fail… — William Maxwell
Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as… — Charles Horton Cooley
Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others. — Amelia Earhart
Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do… — Amelia Earhart
Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I really love idiot, enlightened characters - these characters who fail to engage with the drama of their immediate circumstances; they fail to be reactive… — Chuck Palahniuk
If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do,… — Leon Panetta
A zombie film is not fun without a bunch of stupid people running around and observing how they fail to handle the situation. — George A. Romero
The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as… — Ellen G. White
Beautiful things grow to a certain height and then they fail and fade off, breathing out memories as they decay. And just as any period… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Yet seldom do they fail of their seed, And that will lie in the dust and rot to spring up again in times and places… — J.R.R. Tolkien
There is nothing that teaches you more than regrouping after failure and moving on. Yet most people are stricken with fear. They fear failure so… — Charles Bukowski
The times are chaotic. For me, I would hope that people look at [Angel] and gain strength by it. With everything that I do, I… — Joss Whedon
And again there are no words. Words exist that can, used by a poet, achieve a dim monochrome of the body's love, but beyond that… — John Wyndham
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up... — Confucius

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