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Failing Quotes - Page 34

A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks.

George Orwell, Keith Gessen (2009). “All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays”, p.270, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

there are many ways to fail. Some reject success. And others do not recognize it when success comes.

Gene Tierney, Mickey Herskowitz (1979). “Self-portrait”, Peter Wyden

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

"Bill Moyers talks with E.O. Wilson". "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. July 6, 2007.

Only the impossible is worth attempting. In everything else one is sure to fail.

Celia Elizabeth Green (1976). “The decline and fall of science”, Hamish Hamilton

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.

BrenĂ© Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

When you put a great amount of energy and hope in a big project, you can be destroyed if you don't do it. But myself, I say: "To fail is only to see the way to fail."

"Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Prophetic Vision". Interview with Colleen Kelsey, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 21, 2014.

We fail our children if we say, 'Don't do as I do, but do as I say'.

Zig Ziglar (2002). “Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World”, p.26, Thomas Nelson Inc