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Quotes having the keyword Failure
I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.
by Tennessee Williams (Dramatist, American , born in 1911) keywords: always, am, apparent, back, been, before, compelled, failure, get, had, more, negative, night, out, play, pushed, reviews, sends, success, than, typewriter, very , work If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
by E. O. Wilson (Scientist, American , born in 1929) keywords: alone, another, committed, effort, endeavor, fail, failure, find, forgiven, honorable, humanism, imperative, lost, memorable, moral, provided, quest, successful, those, way, whether , will You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.
by E. O. Wilson (Scientist, American , born in 1929) keywords: aim, alone, behave, best, capable, choose, endure, failure, give, goal, hard, high, honorably, however, know, more, needs, path, persist, prepare, right, seems, strive, than, times , world I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?
by Debra Winger (Actor, American , born in 1955) keywords: actual, afraid, after, because, choice, close, coming, course, death, experience, fades, failure, flavor, fully, get, had, just, kissed, live, never, real, sense, think , years Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
by Bob Woodward (Journalist, American , born in 1943) keywords: admitted, americans, apologized, country, early, error, escaped, failure, forgiving, grand, had, his, mistake, nixon, understand , would The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
by Bob Woodward (Journalist, American , born in 1943) keywords: attributable, clean, come, deal, failure, final, known, lying, months, nixon, quickly, refusal, system, took , truth The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.
by Rosalyn S. Yalow (Scientist, American , born in 1921) keywords: been, discrimination, due, failure, large, leadership, part, positions, professional, reached, social , women
