684 private quotes tagged failure

“Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.” — Michael Ramsey

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“I think the greatest taboos in America are faith and failure.” — Michael Malone

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“The difference between a beautifully made failure and a beautifully made hit is who you've got playing the leads.” — Steven Moffat

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“Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.” — Karen Armstrong

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“So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.” — Barack Obama

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“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.” — Barack Obama

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“In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.” — Barack Obama

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“The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world.” — Barack Obama

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“We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.” — Rick Perry

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