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Failure

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. Theres no understanding of it. – Glenn Beck

The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nations fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken. – Ron Fournier

Failures a natural part of life. – John Malkovich

I mean, I love L.A. – I love living here. But I wish that we could make things without the need to hit a home run every single time. Its a unique thing to Hollywood that if you dont do that every time, then youre considered a failure. – Kristen Stewart

The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders attitudes toward risk – and failure. – Dee Dee Myers

As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but womens failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap wont go away. – Dee Dee Myers

Im sure not afraid of success and Ive learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing Im afraid of now is of being someone I dont like much. – Anna Quindlen

With everything that is complex, we learn. If you dont learn, then its an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and youre able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. – Benjamin Carson

I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. Its a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but were losing a little bit of that right now. – Mike Krzyzewski

The traditional religious rights failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school. – Jon Meacham

And in reality, I dont think its a real documentary. Its more a story of her life. Its a story of survival. Its a story of the time in which she lived. The story of success and failure. – Maximilian Schell

I dont understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure. – Cate Blanchett

Youll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure. – Carlos Ghosn

You get so afraid of failure and so afraid of losing and so afraid of not being the best that its not a natural drive – its born out of fear of failure. Which helps in Hollywood. – Gabrielle Union

Ive tried to handle winning well, so that maybe well win again, but Ive also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport. – Mike Krzyzewski

If you get into a Broadway show and it doesnt work, youre a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesnt sound great to me! – Betty White

At first I wasnt sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it. – Gordon Parks

I feel, in the end, as if everything Ive done has been a failure. – Jonathan Kozol

Its probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, its a failure. – James Taylor

If youve gone into a marriage and you havent been clear about how youre going to handle money, how you want to raise kids, who is going to work or stay home or what have you, then youve set yourself up for failure. – Phil McGraw