Failing Quote by John Backus Download Open image “You need the willingness to fail all the time.” — John Backus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Failing Failure Needs Time Willingness
In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time. — Anthony J. D'Angelo Copy Share Image
If you don't fail on a regular basis, you are not trying hard enough. — William Redington Hewlett Copy Share Image
You need the willingness to fail all the time. You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very hard only… — John Backus Copy Share Image
They don't like thinking in medical school. They memorize - that's all they want you to do. You must not think. — John Backus Copy Share Image
Von Neumann languages do not have useful properties for reasoning about programs. Axiomatic and denotational semantics are precise tools for describing and understanding conventional… — John Backus Copy Share Image
Much of my work has come from being lazy. I didn't like writing programs, and so, when I was working on the IBM 701… — John Backus Copy Share Image
I, myself, have had many failures and I've learned that if you are not failing a lot, you are probably not being as creative… — John Backus Copy Share Image
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Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most. — William Powell Copy Share Image
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Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I wake up every morning fearing I am going to fail. But I love a challenge, big or small. There's so much I want… — Michelle Mone Copy Share Image
