It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds.
When you work under the cloud of anxiety, the best strategy is to play it safe, because if (when!) it fails, you’ll be blameless.
Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.
Many comedic stars have tried to a do a 'Night at the Museum' type film, in which an everyday Joe reacts to insane circumstances. Many flat out failed.
My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.
Some people will try to talk you out of chasing your goals; not because they think you’ll fail, but because they are scared you’ll succeed.
Do not focus on your failings, for you will only encourage them. If you keep beating yourself up on the head over these, you will only reinforce them.
Leaders who fail are the ones who do it by themselves. Leaders who succeed are the ones who allow others to help them.
If the UN has not failed in maintaining world peace or bilateral relations between nations, it has definitely not succeeded either.
I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed.
I think it's unfair to say that Chinese companies are squeezing out American companies. China has so many solar companies that are failing, too.
Parents are perhaps the most common object of resentment, the people who are most frequently blamed for all our failings and failures alike.
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
I want to see the numbers that prove that show-business marriages are any less successful than other marriages. It's just very public when they fail.
Give it a shot and you may miss the bull's eye, but if you fail, even to take a shot,then there really never was a bull for you in the first place
It is only the brave who win life’s rewards. Those who don’t overcome their fears are destined to fail at even the least things.
The surest path to success is to learn to have a healthy relationship with failure. If we aren't failing, then we aren't doing anything interesting.
In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse.
It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.
I firmly believe that if members of Congress fail to perform their most basic duty in passing a budget, then they do not deserve to be paid.
