Quotes About Failure

The moral and intellectual failure of Marxism has left us with no alternative to heroic materialism, and that isn't enough.

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same.

Extensive powers not exercised as far as was necessary have, I believe, scarcely ever failed to ruin the possessor.

'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.

I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures.

The twentieth century seems afflicted by a gigantic... power failure. Powerlessness and the sense of powerlessness may be the environmental disease of the age.

Collaboration is risky. If it fails, if the occupation is wound up prematurely and the bad guys come back to power, you might find yourself in some serious trouble.

As a Londoner I was able to see how the world of power and money cast its shadow on those who failed.

Many a man's strength is in opposition and when he faileth he groweth out of use.

A mans life is interesting primarily when he has failed. I well know. For its a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

Because our power is motivating, and gives momentum and ownership of changes to those who dream of failure.

The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school.

A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure.

Relationships end, but they don't end your life. But people do often spending more time finding out about failed relationships than finding successful ones.

If you want a recipe for relationship failure, just wait for the other person to change first.

every relationship you are in will fail, until one doesn't

To be a programmer is to develop a carefully managed relationship with error. There's no getting around it. You either make your accomodations with failure, or the work will become intolerable.

Don't be discouraged - every relationship you have is a failure, until you find the right one.

The adroit man profits by everything, neglects nothing which can increase his chances; the less adroit, by sometimes disregarding a single chance, fails in everything.

Roses. Elvira. He had warned her grimly that failure to check herself into a clinic within two weeks would result in his dogging her trail with warrants until he had evidence to effect her arrest. Yet

I know there were many prayers of thanks offered up at that quiet moment. "Let us pause also in tribute to those who have preceded us, whether to victory or failure," I spoke into the microphone, "and in our earnest hope for world peace." I glanced at Jenks and took a deep breath. "Now stand by. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Mark! 2315 Eastern Daylight Savings Time,August 3, 1958. For the U.S. A. and the U.S.Navy—the North Pole!

Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.

I have associated myself with failed scientists in order to associate myself with failed irony. ("Metier: Why I Don't Write Like Franz Kafka")

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.