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" Like anyone, I'm scared of failure. That drives you to work really hard. "

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" President Obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women. "

" Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. "

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" Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure. "

" Because most startups are lean and scrappy organizations consisting of a limited number of people and supported by an even smaller number of resources, startups cannot afford to have any slackers on board. When you fail, you cause an 'epic failure,' and when you win, everyone in the company knows about it. "

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" Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them. "

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" None of us is guaranteed against failure or corruption of any kind; witness what's going on in the world in this moment, the follies of human nature and the failures of human nature. "

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" So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America. "