Best 1227 quotes in «failing quotes» category

A failing state cannot stop a revolution whose time has come.

A father is a man who fails every day.

A Gallagher Girl's real grades don’t come in pass or fail—they're measured in life or death.

A great artist has to be ready to fail.

Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.

A good corroborating chain, if they fail in the last link, the whole will fall to the ground.

A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.

All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail

Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders.

All calculations based on experience elsewhere, fail in New Mexico.

All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual.

All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

All parties attempt to represent important things that have developed outside themselves as unimportant, and where they fail in this they assail those things all the more bitterly the more admirable they are.

All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors and supporters, but bring about a state of affairs which - from the point of view of their authors and advocates valuations - is less desirable than the previous state of affairs which they were designed to alter.

A lot of people are afraid to succeed and don't want to fail but if you don't attempt, aren't you already failing in the same spot?

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

A lot of us grew up in public. That often means that you have to fail in public too.

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail.

A man can fail, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else.

A man, if he be active and energetic, can hardly fail also, be he never so selfish, of benefiting the general public interest.

Americans should know that Iranians are just as decent, human and rational as other human beings. Sadly, the mainstream media in the U.S. regularly fails to recognize and reflect this.

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success.

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail.

A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor.

An army of lovers shall not fail.

American [public] schools are failing because they are organized according to a bureaucratic, monopolistic model; their organizing principle is basically the same as that of a socialist economy.

And don't forget: time is meant to be wasted, love fails and death is useless.

And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.

And if we fail? (Delphine) It’ll suck to be human. (Madoc)

And if after all this you eventually fail; don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.

A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good.

An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.

Any approach that doesn't acknowledge the Palestinians' legitimate rights is doomed to fail. That also applies to any strategy that ignores the fact that Hamas is a part of the Palestinian resistance.

Any anti-bullying scheme, initiative or policy which fails to mention accountability for the bullies is likely to meet with little, and often no, success

And what if I fail?" "Ah! Then you'll have a story to tell.

Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.

Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.

Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.

Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do.

Anyone familiar with the marvels of the Worldwide Web can hardly fail to see that we have entered a new era in communications on a scale perhaps comparable to the invention of the Gutenberg press.

Apologies are not pass/fail.

A personal belief is that if you're not personally invested in what you're working on, you'll fail.

A person who refuses to risk change fails to grow.

Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

Arm chair warriors often fail.

Applaud us when we prevail, correct us when we fail; but, above all, do not let this indispensable, irreplaceable institution wither, languish or perish as a result of Member States' indifference, inattention or financial starvation.

As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.