Success and Failure

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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The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

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The surest way of having something done is to forbid your kids to do it.

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The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.

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The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

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Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.

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Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

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Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport.

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Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

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Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.

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Non-Reciprocal Laws of Expectations: Negative expectations yield negative results. Positive expectations yield negative results.

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Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.

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Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

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My hands are free, but my mind hesitates.

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