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I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings.

I grieved, but a part of me felt a lightening of a burden that I had carried all my life: that I could never be worthy of them, that I would always disappoint or fail them. As an unknown slave in the fields of the baron, I knew the worst was over. I had failed them. At least I could not do so again

I have a rendezvous with death... I will not fail that rendezvous

I have before me God's Word which cannot fail, nor can the gates of hell prevail against it; thereby will I remain, though the whole world be against me.

I have a personal motto that I live by, which is feel the fear and do it anyway. If you fail, you get up and you keep trying again.

I have no end of failings as a mother, but I have always followed the rules.

I have a character failing. I am quite incapable of identifying with anything whole-heartedly. Whatever I am doing, I am always planning to do something else. I would rather travel than arrive.

I have no illusions about my filmmaking work but I must add I have no illusions about anybody else's either. I am very strict with myself and I think, "no, that could have been improved", "why didn't I put a little bit more then? Why didn't we come out then?" It was what I thought was right at the time and you have to stand by that. And if it completely fails you have got to say, "But that is what I meant at the time.".

I have never quite understood - and this is no doubt my failing - I never quite understood why you would read fiction to understand the human condition.

I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.

I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.

I have often heard it said that the Irish are too ready to forgive. It is a noble failing.

I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in the form of a contradiction.

I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state... But both theories fail. Both deny those God-given liberties that are the inalienable right of each person on this planet, indeed, they deny the existence of God.

...I know good design when I fail to trip over it.

I know exactly what I'm doing when I'm doing a trick. I really hate it when I fail.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

I know not how to aid you, save in the assurance of one of mature age, and much severe experience, that you can not fail, if you resolutely determine, that you will not.

I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.

I like the freedom of research. Plus, if I fail in science, I know I can always survive because I have an M.D. This has been my insurance policy.

I like to go to the races at Hollywood Park, but I don't usually win with the horses, so afterward I go to Auntie Em's and drown my sorrows in a red velvet cupcake. It never fails me.

I know you feel worn and tired. I know you're tired of failing. Rest, but don't stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you're strong, but because He's your strength.

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but I'd rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed.

I like what Abba Eban once said during the 1967 war. He said, "When all else fails, men turn to reason.

I'm constantly failing, but not upset about it. I think there's a great deal to learn from that.

I know there's a lot of guys who would love to see me fail. Well, good. Let 'em. I'm glad.

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

I'm going to fail to hit the mark I've put up before me because it's not possible to hit it. I want to be the best at what I do so I've got to get over myself already because that's never going to happen. I ain't ever going to be God.

I'm not afraid to fail. I'm afraid to be mediocre.

I'm not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.

Imposing limitations on yourself is cowardly because it protects you from having to try, and perhaps failing.

Impetuosity and audacity often achieve what ordinary means fail to achieve.

Impulse is, after all, the best linguist; its logic, if not conformable to Aristotle, cannot fail to be most convincing.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.

I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning.

I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we all fail - and I'm ready, I'll take up carpentry.

Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.

I'm really concerned that 'too big to fail' has become 'too big for trial'.

Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail.

In accordance with the prarabdha of each, the One whose function it is to ordain makes each to act. What will not happen will never happen, whatever effort one may put forth. And what will happen will not fail to happen, however much one may seek to prevent it. This is certain. The part of wisdom therefore is to stay quiet.

I'm the type of guy who fails and fails and fails, and then, as if failure has become sick of him, succeeds.

In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take any risks.

In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail.

In childhood the daylight always fails too soon - except when there are going to be fireworks.

Incuriosity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings.

Indecision is actually the individual’s decision to fail.

Indeed, it would be great if we could all be liberated through reason, but I think it only gets us part of the way. After all, someone may have a very logical view, but for other reasons we may still fail to hear what that person says, or we may turn their words around so that they are understood to say the opposite. The task is really to find ways of addressing deep-seated forms of fear and aggression that make it possible to hold to manifestly inconsistent views without quite acknowledging them.

In Europe you learn not to fail, and in America you fail to learn. You need failure.