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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is on

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of Gods children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil. – H. L. Mencken

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You must think of failure and defeat as the springboards to new achievements or to the next level of accomplishment. – Les Brown

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I have never described the time I was in Doctor Who as anything except a kind of ecstatic success, but all the rest has been rather a muddle and a disappointment. Compared to Doctor Who, it has been an outrageous failure really – its so boring. – Tom Baker

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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

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Fear of failure has always been my best motivator. – Douglas Wood

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