We Failed Quotes

37 quotes by 35 authors

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would… — Sara Blakely
We did everything we could to win this game on a tricky pitch. We created a lot of opportunities but between the posts and Bonano,… — Frank Rijkaard
We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the… — Ban Ki-moon
Did we put our kids in 0.5-mile-per-gallon (mpg) tanks and 17 feet per gallon aircraft carriers because we failed to put them in 32-mpg cars? — Hunter Lovins
Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved? — Jeff Goodell
The raging fire which urged us on was scorching us; it would have burned us had we failed to restrain it. — Giacomo Casanova
Alexander, Charlemagne and myself all tried to found an empire on force and we failed. Jesus Christ is building an empire on love, and today… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison,… — Peter Benenson
When I was a child, my father used to encourage my brother and me to fail. At the dinner table, instead of asking about the… — Sara Blakely
As I presided over Massie's execution, I thought about the abuse and neglect he endured as a child in the foster care system. We failed… — Jeanne Woodford
Often, our most rewarding dreams are staring us right in the face, but for some reason we focus on how hard things are, how we… — Joel Brown
I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't… — Dick Gephardt
Eternity is a constant learning process. It will be another grade, another step, a chance to do what we failed to do before and to… — David Berg
We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing. — Robert E. Lee
The memory of that event has only just come back to me, now doubly painful: regret for a vanished past and, above all, remorse for… — Jean-Dominique Bauby
After she left everything fell apart. No Jew was safe. There were rumors of unfathomable things, and because we couldn't fathom them we failed to… — Nicole Krauss
The reality of the Life Review is becoming part of our every day understanding. We know that after death, we have to look at our… — James Redfield
Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference. — Jim Butcher
Edward's grief if you die will be a terrible thing. It will hurt him, a lot, and men like him never grieve alone. He will… — Laurell K. Hamilton
It's a shame we can't just admit that we failed family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. — Laurie Halse Anderson

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