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" The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan. "

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" Obama's failure to close Guantanamo is yet another instance where the rhetoric of democratic and constitutional rights proved not useful for his international relations, relations which are always pursued in ways that continue to link and fortify securitarian power with the opening of new markets. "

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" Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable. "

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" Pharmaceutical companies are enjoying unprecedented profits and access with this Administration. Yet the Republicans' prescription drug plan for seniors has been a colossal failure, and over 43 million Americans wake up every morning without health insurance. "

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" I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally. "

" Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances. "

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" There is no question that the Islamic State will be defeated in Mosul; the real question is what comes afterward. Can the post-Islamic State effort resolve the squabbling likely to arise over numerous issues and bring lasting stability to one of Iraq's most diverse and challenging provinces? Failure to do so could lead to ISIS 3.0. "

" A love of nature is a consolation against failure. "

" Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed. "

" If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse. "

" Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. "

" I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success. "

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" When you're fearless, you take more risks because you're less conscious of failure or what can go wrong. "

" It's not that we fly by the seat of our pants. We're not afraid of failure. "

" In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. "

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" What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,' or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America's security foremost in mind? "

" We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success. "

Arianna Huffington

" As an outside; don't worry about failure, because failure will take care of itself. Focus on success. "

" I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate. "

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" It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world. "

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" Life is so fresh, life is every day so new if we are fighting, only for the best. Sometimes I think the only real satisfaction in life is failure, failure in your endeavor to do your best. "

" It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. "

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" Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. "