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The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.

Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson

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.

Quotes by Lucille Ball

Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.

Quotes by Luc de Clapiers

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

Quotes by Louis E. Boone

I love failure. It's stuff that I'm thinking about all the time in my life, so it would make sense to me anyway to write about it.

Quotes by Loudon Wainwright III

I think I've failed every test I've ever taken. If there was a failure I would have been it.

Quotes by Lisa Marie Presley

Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

Quotes by Lily Tomlin

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

Quotes by Lillian Hellman

While entrepreneurs spend a lot of effort trying to avoid failure, sometimes the lessons one learns from those missteps can be invaluable.

Quotes by Lewis Howes

The average member of the public thinks of 'business' as an impersonal corporate entity owned by the very rich and managed by overpaid executives. There is an almost total failure to appreciate that 'business' actually embraces - in one way...

Quotes by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keeps going and trying to find some sort of fulfillment regardless of his perpetual failure record. That's...

Quotes by Lev Yilmaz

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try.

Quotes by Leonard Mlodinow

I guess it's the fear of failure and not knowing how the films are going to do that just drives us to work really hard to make them the best they can possibly be.

Quotes by Lee Unkrich

I'm living life as best I can - but I'm not exempt from failure and making bad choices.

Quotes by LeAnn Rimes

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Quotes by LeBron James

Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, the co-author of the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli immigration reform bill, has said the failure of that bill was a function of the lack of an ID card system.

Quotes by Lawrence Kudlow

Fear of failure, what is that? It would never occur to me.

Quotes by Laurie David

My failure, during the first five or six years of my art training, to get set in the right direction, and the disappointment which it caused me, drove me the more persistently into writing as an alternative.

Quotes by Laurence Housman

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.

Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

I feel as if I've been so inured to failure, because I fail more than I succeed. As with any kind of fiction, I throw out so many pages; I get rejected so many times.

Quotes by Lauren Groff

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of failure do these quotes describe?
They range from a legal conviction over a paperwork failure, to failure as a normal part of the TV business, to failure framed as unacceptable in a high-stakes situation, to a specific reference to a major intelligence failure. For more perspective on setbacks, see our Life quotes.
Is there a quote about a legal conviction?
Yes — it states, "I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form." Facing consequences like this often ties into our Fear quotes as well.
Does one quote talk about failure being common in the entertainment industry?
Yes. It notes that "In a world where failure is commonplace, we midwifed the birth of both 'Friends' and 'ER'."
Is there a quote about failure not being an option?
Yes — it says plainly, "In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option." If you want quotes with an even stronger sense of resolve, check out our More collection.
Does one quote mention a major intelligence failure?
Yes, it describes "an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States." For more personal takes on facing setbacks, see our Me quotes.

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