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Quote by Alice James
The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems

The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape. – Alice James

Other quotes by Alice James

How sick one gets of being good, how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours embody selfishness. – Alice James

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respect
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Alice James
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One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. – Alice James

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Medical
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Alice James
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Other Quotes from
Failure
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Dont fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have. – Louis E. Boone

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Failure

Dont be afraid to fail. Dont waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. Its OK to fail. If youre not failing, youre not growing. – H. Stanley Judd

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Failure

Im fully aware that things that resonate and become real hits are the exception to the rule, so much so that Ive wired myself for failure. – Ron Perlman

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Failure

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan. – Shinzo Abe

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Failure

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I trained to be a priest – started to. I went to seminary school when I was 11. I wanted to be a priest, but when they told me I could never have sex, not even on my birthday, I changed my mind. – Johnny Vegas

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Birthday

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. – J. Brotherton

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Attitude

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. – Grover Cleveland, 1905

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Presidents Day

In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans. – Solomon Ortiz

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Peace