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

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

Category:
Medical
Read Quote

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

Category:
respect
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Failure
category

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God. – Charles Horton Cooley

Category:
Failure

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets. – Victor Kiam

Category:
Failure

You always pass failure on your way to success. – Mickey Rooney

Category:
Failure

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit. – Napoleon Hill

Category:
Failure

Random Quotes

Things sweet the taste prove in digestion sour. – William Shakespeare, King Richard the Second, 1595

Category:
Wise Words

Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Dont worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position. – Rocco DiSpirito

Category:
Learning

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. – Jean Rostand

Category:
Science

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. – Marcus Fabius Quintilian

Category:
Excuses