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Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds? ↗

— Robert Browning

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An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots. ↗

— Charles Kettering

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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria. ↗

— Ed Royce

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We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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Crime when it succeeds is called virtue. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes. ↗

— Robert Shea

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The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others. ↗

— Bernard Berenson

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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. ↗

— Lord Acton

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Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. ↗

— John Updike

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