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" I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. "

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George Bernard Shaw

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" I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road. "

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" Success and failure are equally disastrous. "

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" I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. "

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" Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. "

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" I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody. "

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" One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Whether it's in joy, pain or personal failure, I believe that God is close. That much I feel in my life. "

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" I'm working on my life story. I'm not decided if it's going to be a musical or a movie with music in it. "

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