When we undertake the impossible, we often fail to do anything at all.
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Even when you self-destruct, you want to fail more, lose more, die more than others, stink more than others.
If wishes would prevail with me, my purpose should not fail with me.
I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do.
Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
Some technologies don't pan out; some companies fail. But I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. . . . I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here.
I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
If we fail now, then we will have forgotten in abundance what we learned in hardship: that democracy rests on faith; freedom asks more than it gives; and the judgment of God is harshest on those who are most favored.
If you attempt to implement reforms but fail to engage the culture of a school, nothing will change.
They'll tell you failure is not an option. That is ridiculous, failure is always an option. Failure is the most readily available option at all times. But it's a choice. You can choose to fail or you can choose to succeed.
You're never a failure until you fail to get up.
I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I begin a novel because I know I have space to fail.
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue.
Folks, this government isn't too big to fail, it's too big to succeed.
I have so many things to work on, and so many ways that I fail. But that's what grace is all about. and I constantly wake up every morning trying to get better, trying to improve, trying to walk closer to God.
Believing in yourself is the first step to accomplishing any goal. If you think you're going to fail, you probably will.
Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.