It is common sense to take a ...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

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Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.