"Technique is nothing more than failed style." — John Waters

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• So long as we have failed to eliminate any of the causes of human despair, we do not have the… — Antonin Artaud
• We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We… — Abu Abbas
• When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in… — Teresa of Avila
• Few expected very much of Franklin Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1933. Like Barack Obama seventy-six years later, he was… — Russell Baker
• Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. — James A. Baldwin
• Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law. — James A. Baldwin
• Humanity is a failed experiment, but I think I'm God and I'd like to start over. I don't want to… — Roseanne Barr
• Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of… — Scott Adams
• Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. — Samuel Beckett
• You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire… — Max Beerbohm
• Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one… — Arnold Bennett
• Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one… — Ambrose Bierce

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