I Quotes
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“I fail to remember ever having made an effort — no trace of struggle is detectable in my life, I am the opposite of a heroic nature. To “want” something, to “strive” for something, to have an “end,” a “desire” in mind — I know none of this from my experience. Even at this moment I look out upon my future — a broad future! — as upon a smooth sea: no desire ripples upon it.
Not in the least do I want anything to be different from what it is; I myself do not want to be any different ... But thus I have always lived.”
Source: Ecce Homo
“I fail to see how somebody can hate me for 'what I do' and what I am without actually hating me as a person. That makes about as much sense as throwing the baby out with the bathwater - or gay man out the church door with his homosexuality.”
Source: For Love of Leelah
“I fail to see how turning the subject over like compost can do anything except raise its stink.”
Source: The Children of the King
“I fail to see the issue that will shock the people of this great country of ours into some decisive action.”
“I fail to see what dangers surrounding states can see in the ideas of the Soviet people if these states are really firmly seated in their saddles.”
“I fail to see what difference it makes whether it be supernatural or not--so long as it is malefic, possesses great powers and life span and has the ability to change its shape at will.”
“I fail to see what fun, what satisfaction / A God can find in laughing at how badly / Men fumble at the possibilities.”
Source: Selected poems
“I fail to see why you did not understand that groceryman, he did not call it "ground ground nuts," he called it "ground ground-nuts" which is the only really SENSible thing to call it. Peanuts grow in the GROUND and are therefore GROUND-nuts, and after you take them out of the ground you grind them up and you have ground ground-nuts, which is a much more accurate name than peanut butter, you just don't understand English.”
“I fail to understand why gethes (Humans), talk about individuals versus society. They are the same thing. The action of every individual counts, and those individual acts of personal responsibility accumulate to create society. Snowflakes are equally blind to their role in causing avalanches.”
Source: Ally
“I fail to understand why men think violence will intimidate women. Women, who bleed all over themselves every month, who rub blood clots between their fingers and burst them like insects, and sometimes can't because they're not blood clots, they're tongue-coloured strings of meat from the womb. Women who burst open in childbirth, vagina splitting and anus sagging, tiny, hardening fingernails clawing inside of them, placentas like thick filet mignon.”
Source: Victorian Psycho
“I fail to understand why people are so bothered about the life of others when their very own life needs to be attended to by them.”
“I failed and failed because I was unaware of the changes in principles of the war but I choose to stand in field until my last performance and to examine the man in me. I am me. I am me
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“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.”
Source: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008
“I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I've picked myself up and gone on.”
“I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.”
“I failed eating, failed drinking, failed not cutting myself into shreds. Failed friendship. Failed sisterhood and daughterhood. Failed mirrors and scales and phone calls. Good thing I'm stable.”
“I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.”
“I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid.”
“I failed him because I cannot do for him what Ky does for me. I can't help Xander sing.”
Source: Reached
“I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.”
“I failed many times, but I always found myself stronger and wiser.”
“I failed math twice, never fully grasping probability theory. I mean, first off, who cares if you pick a black ball or a white ball out of the bag? And second, if you’re bent over about the color, don’t leave it to chance. Look in the damn bag and pick the color you want.”
Source: Hard Eight: A Stephanie Plum Novel
“I failed math; Einstein passed it. But he couldn’t paint and sculpt like me. So we all have these specialties, these strengths.”
“I failed music when I was a teenager.”
“I failed my way to success.”
“I failed on a climbing problem eight times before realizing I was climbing as high as I knew I could and then letting go. On my next try I climbed with no thought of failure and reached the top. We cannot know what we can do in advance. The only way to find out is to go all-out trying, thinking only of success.”
“I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.”
“I failed so therefore I succeed.”
“I failed to communicate, that's why I chose to leave”
“I failed to define the true meaning of love after realising that even demons love their own kind.”
“I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldn't take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own.”
“I failed to get into drama school, and my best friend told me I should do stand-up instead. I was always doing gags and voices, so he booked a gig for me without telling me. I only had four days to write it. I did a seven-minute set; the first four minutes were terrible, but the last two were amazing.”
“I failed to make the chess team because of my height.”
“I failed you that night, Cassie. I’ll never forgive myself for not making sure you were safe and protected. That should have never happened to you. And it won’t ever happen again. I promised you I’d never let anyone hurt you like that. Just let me keep my fucking promise to you”
Source: The Game Changer
“I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it.”
“I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up. Now that I'm an old, old veteran-age 29-I do things a lot differently. I don't go to the gentlemen's clubs anymore. I had to slow that down.”
“I failed, many times in my life. One failure that I always remember was when my second book was rejected by 36 publishers. Many years later, I watched HuffPost come alive”
“I fainted last night! Luckily I was going to bed at the time so I didn't get hurt.”
“I fairly often have thought how lucky I was. I knew everybody because I was married to Bogie, and that 25-year difference was the most fantastic thing for me to have in my life.”
“I fairly sizzle with zeal, energy, and enthusiasm; eager to do that which ought to be done by me today.”
“I fake being normal better than most normal people fake being sane.”
Source: Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia
“I fake fake to have a fake life. Does that make me a real horse? Buy now for $777, wooden saddle sold separately. Real horseshoes not included. Imaginary ones – neither.”
Source: Nothing is here...
“I fall asleep
Call it deep while all is well be-
Cause my life seems like a freestyle mean-
While asleep on the couch I dream it's a written piece and now
The symphony's sounding
Shouting out to these feet whose leaps feel foul but quite loud
But how
I'm allowed to live my dreams
My Chimeran team brings the Siberian breed
Riding reality free 'til these tires they freeze
In mires in dire need of wires, fire and heat but
I love a dark, hard cold heart in the wintery breeze”
Source: Killosophy
“I fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. It's a feel-good protein shake in my back pocket in case someone messes with me that day.”
“I fall asleep in the full and certain hope That my slumber shall not be broken; And that, though I be all-forgetting, Yet shall I not be all-forgotten, But continue that life in the thoughts and deeds of those I have loved.”
Source: Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited
“I fall asleep with that book in my arms because words protect hearts and I've got this ache in my chest that won't go away”
Source: Juliet Takes a Breath
“I fall asleep with the sound of her voice echoing in my head, and a feeling in my chest like someone is scooping my heart out with a spoon.”
Source: Life in Outer Space
“I fall at the feet of those who meditate on the Truest of the True.”
“I fall back into what I was. Days go by when I do nothing but underline the damp edge of myself.
What I want is what I've always wanted. What I want is to be changed.”
Source: Incarnadine: Poems
“I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.”