Quote by George Eliot
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. – George Eliot

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Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths? – George Eliot

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All the learnin my father paid for was a bit o birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. – George Eliot

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Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. – George Eliot

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The typical human life seems to be quite unplanned, undirected, unlived, and unsavored. Only those who consciously think about the adventure of living as a matter of making choices among options, which they have found for themselves, ever establish real self-control and live their lives fully. – Karl Albrecht

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When you experience a failure as a leader, dont hide it – talk about it. Your missed opportunity will encourage others to take risks. – Naveen Jain

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We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world. – Charles Kettering

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Whether in success or in failure, Im proud of every single movie Ive ever directed. – Steven Spielberg

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America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society. – Marco Rubio

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