“The fact that The Bridge contains folk lore and other material suitable to the epic form need not therefore prove its failure as a long lyric poem, with interrelated sections.”
— Hart Crane
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“The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.”
— Chris Hedges
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“The clearest explanation for the failure of any marriage is that the two people are incompatible; that is, that one is male and the other female.”
— Anna Quindlen
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“If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro in government. It is merely evidence of the failure of slavery.”
— Carter G. Woodson
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“One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.”
— Thomas Sowell
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“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.”
— Earl Wilson
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“The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.”
— George Eliot
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“Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.”
— Matt Blunt
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“Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.”
— Richard V. Allen
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“Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.”
— Orison Swett Marden
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“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”
— Wilma Rudolph
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