Success and Failure

Watch for big problems; they disguise big opportunities.

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Use soft words and hard arguments.

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To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.

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To err is human, to forgive unusual.

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To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

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To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

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There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.

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There are people who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened.

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There are a lot of ways to become a failure, but never taking a chance is the most successful.

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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

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Try to get all of your posthumous medals in advance.

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Jenkinson's Law: It won't work.

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If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.

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Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

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If the odds are a million to one against something occurring, chances are 50-50 it will.

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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.

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If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

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I'd rather be rich than stupid.

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Hoare's Law of Large Problems: Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

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I wish I were what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.

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