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“In any case current devices cannot distinguish between our attack and a normal authentication failure.”
Eli Biham (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But one of the key things that came out of the barriers, and it was supported by a lot of people, was number one the lack of communication within clubs and the lack of opportunity to conduit between the Pasifika community and the leaders of the community in the club space, and then another issue was the fear of failure or embarrassment to put yourself out there.”
Tracy Atiga wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Take responsibility for your future, if you don’t want to end up as a failure.”
Kunle Adewale (born 1981) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://tribuneonlineng.com/i-sat-wasce-7-times-im-now-international-figure-creative-arts-olakunle-adewale-joel/, Nigerian Tribune, by David Olagunju, 16 July 2016
“You need to love what you do – enormously. Things don’t always work out as you may think, you need to persevere, be proactive and be resilient. See failure as opportunity – more is often learnt from facing challenges.”
Caroline Tiemessen first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.immunopaedia.org.za/interviews/immunologist-of-the-month-2020/caroline-t-tiemessen/
“I fear failure! I had to put a lot of effort into building this firm and other ventures I am engaged in; overcoming gender preconceptions in society.”
Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe in accountability: if something goes wrong, I take responsibility, look to find a resolution and learn from the experience. Mistakes and failure are important elements of growth”
Bridget Karlin wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you want to be a leader in business, sometimes that means taking calculated risks. You want members on your team who have ideas, won’t back down from a challenge, seek out new growth opportunities and develop plans to make it a reality. Will the plans always be successful? No. But sometimes it’s what you learn from a failure that will ultimately lead to greatness.”
Raquel Baldelomar (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We fear the pain of failure, and that’s why it’s easier to want things. We don’t want to examine our parenting techniques; thinking back to painful moments in our childhoods when we vowed never to become our parents”
Siyanda Mohutsiwa (born 1993) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why we choose materialism – part 2,28 June 2013
“Failure has shown me how stong I am. In those moments I get to see the potential I carry. Every time I get knocked down, I know it's a step to something bigger.”
Zola Nombona (born 1992) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zola Nombona on what failure has taught her - 'I learnt to be my own cheerleader' TrueLove (12 October 2023)
“Failure does not define you, what matters is how you get up and respond to the challenge”
Jeremiah Thoronka first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: US$100,000: ‘Surround yourself with people who uplift you’ 25 November, 2021
“An ending is not a failure.”
Catriona Gray (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“these power cuts are a result of leadership failure, the government made a number of false promises which they never delivered on, we came with a proposal on how this should be addressed. We are feeling the pinch. We have an interest to run this country and we want to find this country in a good state.”
Kitso Mokaila first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Load shedding politicised – Mokaila, Botswana Gazette(20 March 2014)
“These were the men – the earls, bishops and barons – with whom a medieval king had to establish a modus operandi. It was his inability to do so that lay at the heart of Edward II’s failure.”
Chris Given-Wilson (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Goal setting. Obedience to the code of ethics. Determination. One mistake doesn’t make a failure. You will eventually get there.”
Loida Nicolas Lewis (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Asor we contemplate the failure of the practical and political left, that of struggle and government, ridiculous in its maximalism but also pathetic in its decisiveness, a fake left that pretends to be right-wing, and therefore doubly fake.”
Marcello Veneziani (born 1955) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘'Libero’', September 1, 2007.
“It sucks when this happens because failing makes me feel like I’m a failure. Which I am not.”
Maxene Magalona (born 1986) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Manila Bulletin. 20 November 2022
“The moments of victory are sweet, but the moments of failure are character-forming.”
Karen Davila (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The government’s reassertion of control over England in the aftermath demonstrated a merciless insistence on the social structure, which tied all into the hierarchy, supporting the king at the top. It was part of Richard’s failure that he did not understand, or would not accept, his throne’s dependence on the stability of that structure.”
Laura Ashe (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Togliatti's failure to participate in the Resistance movement) I assure you that Togliatti was not far from the Resistance. He was a cold man, yes. But he hated badges, and the only one he always wanted to show off was the one given to him by the Volunteer Corps of Freedom. If he could have, he would have parachuted into northern Italy. Cold, yes, but he had utopia inside him.”
Nilde Iotti (1920–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Fukuoka, more than anywhere else in Japan or in the world where I have been in the company of Sato-sensei for the last two decades, I have learned my most important lessons as a filmmaker. The first is to work on each film as if it were my last. The second, to be unafraid of failure. The third, and above everything else, is to detach from both pain and glory.”
Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1955–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The right-thinking are irritated by the nonconformist's lack of predictability, even by his occasional failure to show himself as such.”
Leonardo Vittorio Arena (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Matteo Salvini) He always makes people laugh, like a fart. I imagine Salvini in government in six years' time: he will have reintroduced the racial laws of Fascism. [About the failure to grant a visa for Nigeria] He's lucky, if someone translates what he says to the Nigerians, I don't know if he'll get back from Nigeria.”
J-Ax (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So far we have launched two satellites. The one launched in 2017 [suffered] an orbital failure. Last October, we launched another satellite. It is a HTS (high-throughput satellite) which will be used for broadband connectivity in Angola and Africa.”
Zolana Joao wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Degrees are not translating into skills, and that’s a systemic failure.”
Muhammad Burhan Mirza (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Entrepreneurship can’t be taught in theory alone. It’s a mindset developed through exposure, failure, iteration.”
Muhammad Burhan Mirza (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And it is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are incapable of fulfilling that objective should use the fog of war to hide their failure while lining the pockets of a few – the same ones as always.”
Pedro Sánchez (born 1972) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How Spain’s Pedro Sánchez became Trump’s fiercest critic in Europe, Irish Times (6 March 2026)
“The documented failure of semi-starvation diets for the obese dates back at least half a century.”
Gary Taubes (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Real questions and real answers are not made up of words: they are made up of actions, gestures, deeds, works in which words can also be compressed. Yet everything we do comes at a price in terms of anxiety, failure and, if all goes well, nostalgia.”
Fabrizio De André (1940–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You feel grateful for failure at times because that's what gives you a certain vigour. You feel grateful for a heartbreak or disappointment because that's what makes you value the opposite.”
Alia Bhatt (born 1993) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Purandare, Kunal (9 January 2023). "Alia Bhatt: The evolution of a star". Forbes.
“Failure was startling, really. So startling that I hardly noticed it at all.”
Jane Smiley (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[About the 'Mafia Capitale' trial] Don't worry, the 'thing' here will end in failure anyway.”
Massimo Carminati (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Looking at Philip Van Aver's exquisite gouache-and-ink paintings—tiny paper masterpieces no bigger than a valentine, yet filled with more love hours than can ever be repaid—I understand this failure of spirit in the presence of beauty.”
Alex Jovanovich (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Portfolio introduction; "Portfolio: Philip Van Aver", Artforum, Summer 2019.
“The failure to understand the role of fascism, which is at one and the same time a product of capitalist decomposition and the instrument of the brutal and violent offensive of capital against the working class, also resulted in a certain fatalism.”
Maurice Thorez (1900–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The main reason Americans buy guns is to tell themselves the story of the failure of government.”
Stephen Marche (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How many more daughters must disappear before the government admits that insecurity is not a headline… but a failure of duty?If the Nigerian state cannot protect its children, what exactly can it say it governs?”
Frank Edwards (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think writers block is something writers invented to blame something other than the lack of things to say for our failure to write.”
Kwame Dawes (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Failure to deliver a deal in Hong Kong is just not acceptable, ... There must be an intensification of the efforts." ~ Trevor Manuel”
Trevor Manuel (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Watching the failure of recycled politicians pushed me to run for president.”
Kingsley Moghalu (born 1963) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Explaining his motivation for entering Nigerian politics. Watching Failure of Recycled Politicians Pushed Me to Run for President, THISDAY, 23 November 2018.
“‪All we have to do is develop our human capital and change this mentality with our current youth who don’t see other paths, maybe failure of our government, and they lack the faith they have in them, and think in different directions. And lastly, mass immigration of talents in the country is also leading to this.”
Tosin Eniolorunda wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Making a movie in Nigeria is INSANITY! You are working against all the odds. The sound of a noisy generator interfering with your sound recording, cast and crew coming late due to the crazy Lagos traffic, Power failure, being harassed by area boys (street thugs) while filming. Its quite crazy.”
Abba Makama wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It used to be rejection and failure but as I grew up, I realized that no matter the result, I have given it my best and that there is something better. I have however learnt to do things even more perfectly with experience.”
Anita Beryl (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The failure to move affected me. I have to be honest because I was looking forward to playing overseas with the best players”
Thembinkosi Lorch (born 1993) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lorch still hopeful he will play overseas, August 2020 ,IOL by Minenhle Mkhize
“Ladies and Gentlemen, diabetes is a life threatening chronic condition, which can result in complications such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, gangrene of the feet leading to amputations, stroke, impotence, visual impairment and blindness.”
Alex Segbefia (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s easier to say this than to do it, but move ahead into unmarked territory as strongly as you can, as often as you can, even when that requires a certain amount of failure, even when that may require a bit of ostracization.”
Ja'Tovia Gary (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That’s what happened in 2000, but then I tore my calf three weeks before the Sydney Olympics. Despite that, and despite coming back from malaria, some people saw my silver medal there as a failure. I didn’t.”
Wilson Kipketer (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Understanding that failure is a part of the game. Accepting the fact that you are always going to get criticism - whether you do well or bad.”
David Miller (cricketer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Frustration, disappointment, failure, all these negative things come into your head. I watch a lot of different sports and they always talk about the moment to win the game. And I suppose that was the moment to win the game.”
David Miller (cricketer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is from my mum who says, ‘asking for help, if you need it, is not a failure’. I used to try and work a lot out on my own, but asking for help sometimes is not such a bad thing.”
Nafissatou Thiam (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“His own ill health in the specter of dynastic failure made Henry’s final years an unpleasant exercise in the retention of power.”
Sean Cunningham (author) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Despite her failure, she persisted, and one day sent Shaw a card inviting him to tea. It read: “Lady X will be at home Thursday between 4 and 6” . . . Shaw sent it back with the comment: “Mr. Bernard Shaw likewise.”
George Bernard Shaw (disputed) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1939 September 12, The Morning Post, Walter Winchell On Broadway, Quote Page 17, Column 3, Camden, New Jersey. It was described by Witchell as a story already in circulation. The provenance of the story is uncertain, an…