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I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.

I'm quite interested in my own mental processes, simply because I'm a failed scientist, and because I'm interested in how the brain and the mind works, and I like to avoid easy descriptions.

Language failed me very often, but then, the substitute for me was silence, but not violence.

India is known for much development that has happened since our independence, but at the same time, we have also failed on many levels. It is the responsibility of the future generation to ensure that all these failures are corrected and help create a civilised society with equal opportunities for one and all.

Even if the Constitution of the United States had intended to recognize slavery, as a constitutional state institution, such intended recognition would have failed of effect, and been legally void, because slavery then had no constitutional existence to be recognized.

I was raised on John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series. Something about this genre - hard-boiled-private-eye-with-heart-of-gold - never failed to take me away from whatever difficulties haunted my daily world to a wonderful land where I was no more than an enthralled spectator.

My personal take on politics is I deal with social situations and cultural situations in my music and in my life. I have said on record many times that I haven't voted. I'm not the type of person who says, 'I'm never going to vote.' I think it's clear to me that our system has failed us.

President Obama is one of the great political knife-fighters in modern history. He is a failed president - his economy is bleak, his foreign policy bleaker, his vision for American even bleaker still. But he wins.

For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of course, some important progress has been made and millions of lives have been saved, but millions more could be saved.

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.

Whatever your issue, your cause, the festering problem you thought would be resolved - the political class has failed you.

I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's 'Greatest Hits.' I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.

If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think.

Few people understand the magnitude of the catastrophe that happened late in the 1980s when the Communist Party had failed to modernize the Soviet Union.

Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.

We've all failed in different ways and, now, it's up to us. Obviously, the organization is looking to move into a better direction, so this should be a sign. We need to improve. All Mac could do was prepare us. He couldn't play for us. I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody, but you can't fire all of us.

We've all been in a situation where you've had some failed love affair ... and then you wallow in a sad song afterward, ... Compassion Fatigue: How the Media Sell Disease, Famine, War & Death.

We squandered three great (scoring) chances early in the first half. Two times we were at point blank range and failed to capitalize.

Where they failed was in what to do with this huge bulk.

Until several days ago it looked like the euro was trying to mount a recovery, ... But it failed and it looks like it's heading lower again. We see the euro continuing to be under pressure mainly because the U.S. market, after the Fed does nothing next week, will focus on the prospect that the Fed will raise rates in the future.

Until now, residential developments have failed to keep pace in the surrounding neighborhoods. Boulevard Row will be the first new condominium town home development along Rainbow Boulevard. Our goal is to regenerate and beautify Rainbow, provide new housing for those looking for an urban lifestyle and act as a catalyst for property owners up and down the Boulevard to invest and improve their properties.

Whether other women may have been subjected to workplace harassment, and whether such evidence has allegedly been suppressed does not change the fact that plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that she has a case worthy of submitting to a jury.

What we're hearing from the other side is the failed thinking of the past, and we're not going back.

When we came to work here we came with a mission. We wanted to shine light in dark corners and make the world a better place. We wanted to expose corruption. We wanted to provoke thought, debate and, yes, laughter. ...I don't believe that a newspaper is nothing more than a money machine. If you do, dear reader, then we have failed miserably in our commitment to you.

What he seems to be saying to me now is the president failed to discipline the process the way he should have and that the president is ultimately responsible for this whole mess.

With the market having failed to penetrate 3.65 percent, there is room for a backup into the 3.80's, perhaps as far as 3.90.

We failed ... when we didn't help the people who didn't have the means to get out of New Orleans. We, as a nation, over the last several years have contributed to widening the gap between poor and rich people. It took a natural disaster to really bring this to light.

We failed to take advantage of Brittany's first half foul trouble and it came back to haunt us in the second half. I thought Washington County's bench came in and did a great job while Brittany was on the bench.

We failed to see relationships that we should have. We failed to communicate from one agency to the other. Those are part of what we are learning today,

We failed to score the third goal and they played all-or-nothing. Maybe we were scared a goal would slip in there somehow.

We failed to run our offense in the third quarter. For the rest of the game, I think we played at our pace. We didn't want to slow it down too much, just have some discipline.

We failed to match American's intensity as the game went on.

We failed to make the routine plays in the field. We choked in that situation." ()

We failed to agree over the nomination mode between the electoral college of delegates and direct party membership system.

We failed quite significantly. Will what we've seen over the last few weeks continue to be the case? It could unless we prepare. People tend to forget lessons learned. Governments tend to forget.

We failed miserably at winning the league title, but we still can go for a district title.

We failed in the handling of this call. I can't describe it in any other way.

Top federal, state and local officials failed to process and act on information at their disposal. We already knew that.

Throughout his work, Philip Levine's most powerful commitment has been to the failed and lost, the marginal, the unloved, the unwanted.

When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read 'Death of a Salesman.' I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves.

Walker is not entitled to file a notice of appeal for good cause because he has failed to show good cause, ... None of the documents filed on March 30, 2005 indicate any showing of good cause.

Until Congress sets priorities and restrains overall spending, members will continue to get failed ratings for protecting the interests of taxpayers,

With tonight's speech, Sanford again refuses to take responsibility for his failed policies and ... the voters have about had enough.

We did not effectively manage our licensing program, ... While we negotiated good deals, introduced great products in the marketplace, we failed to provide the retail marketing support and monitoring that was needed.

We did everything possible to prevent this happening but we have failed miserably.

What we need is action. The problem for the European Union is that we can only go at the pace of the slowest. Therefore, there is a special responsibility on the countries which have failed so far implementing measures to get moving,

The only time we saw visible spoilage at the walls was when we failed to get a good seal between the sidewall and top sheets of film.

We really feel there was a lack of oversight and failed responsibility for disclosure of compensation practices. There was an eleventh-hour attempt to come up with corporate practice guidelines, but, in our view, it shouldn't take a proxy threat to get action.

We have yet to investigate the Administration's failed policy in Iraq that has led to the deaths of over 2,000 American soldiers.

When I turned 15, I left school having failed to make the minimum grade. With little direction I enlisted at the local culinary school. Here the academic demands were less rigorous.

The court views it as unfortunate for Secretary Rubin that he has been tarnished with this contempt citation, ... What personal involvement he has had in this fiasco is unknown to this court, but what is clear is that he has totally delegated his responsibility to others and they have miserably failed to comply with this court's orders.

The real issue here is the safety of the Explorer, ... Ford refused to look at issues surrounding the Explorer in August. Ford failed to do that today.

We shall never forget that if the Few had failed ... the consequences for this nation would have been unforgettable.

The outcome was pretty much in line with what the market had expected, and failed to brush off worries over a possible slowdown in corporate earnings and Japan's economic growth.

We're here because unfortunately judges have failed us in some of these cases,

When you're 15, you're not really talking about the vicissitudes of fate and failed love and poetry and swordfighting - not a lot is necessarily touching on your own personal experience.

When the market failed to hold $13, I think it shook some confidence in the market a little bit.

When this happens, everybody kind of feels like we all failed and we have to pick up where we left off and try to make something positive out of the season.

Manifesto commitments mean nothing unless they are followed by action to deliver them. Despite progress at the EU and the Commonwealth last year, the UK is failing to use its influence at the UN to push for tighter controls on the international arms trade. The UK started out as one of the leaders behind the idea of the treaty but has since failed to show leadership at the UN to make it a reality.

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.

Last year's teams failed almost exclusively because of software problems,

Many of my traditional supporters, especially in the business, women's rights and gun-owner communities, have failed to step forward to help me as they have in the past. Many have simply written-off the governor's race and ceded it to the incumbent.

Many companies that purchased Demand Solutions in the last 12 months had a large, ineffective system that was standalone or part of a broader ERP. Those systems either became too costly to support or simply failed to produce a reliable company forecast or demand plan. Demand Solutions is a resource for these companies. Our sales, implementation, training and global support can have operations back on track inside of three months.

Scott Sword was responsible for controlling his dogs that night and he failed to do so.

OM has failed to address the serious concerns we have raised about their technology, financial track record and ownership control and governance, ... two unattractive alternatives: either even more shares of uncertain value or cash and even less influence.

Some moments we played well but overall we struggled with our opponents because we failed to raise the pace.

Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.

Since 2002, almost every strategic decision concerning AOL has been wrong. Time Warner failed to nurture or invest in AOL.

She failed our son, our family and (the) community she's supposed to be serving.

Shane failed to fulfill the prescribed rehabilitation program scheduled by NASCAR. As a result, Shane has forfeited his opportunity to compete.

Shane failed to fulfill the prescribed rehabilitation program outlined by NASCAR. As a result, Shane has forfeited his opportunity to compete in any NASCAR-sanctioned events.

Since it failed last year, the possibility of this kind of large-scale release is low.

Most of the software ideas of the late '90s which people tried and failed on--customer relationship management, marketing analytics, supply chain management, B2B procurement--those ideas all made sense and had good business justifications. But the tech wasn't quite there. Many customers who bought early feel bitter. But at some point those things will hit the mainstream and work.

Mr. Quinn has failed to meet his responsibility to support his child, and that has consequences, ... We will use all of the tools at our disposal to ensure that parents provide for their children.

Mr. Pierce, in a failed effort to save his job, got an indictment against Marlene Smith. This indictment was a desperate attempt to save a political career.

Ms. Kaczynski felt that management failed to keep the board informed of important issues facing the company or failed to do so in a timely fashion.

Of course, some opposition members who failed in the elections, or some who did not take part in the elections must have something to say. They cannot admit the facts and the realities, but these are the facts and the realities.

One thing this team has never failed to show is resolve.

My dad was in the Army and we traveled all over the place and I never failed to win first prize.

Mutual funds, which are responsible for the retirement investments of millions of investors, should be at the forefront of investors encouraging companies to address global warming. Instead, all of the largest funds of America's major mutual fund families -- including Fidelity, Vanguard and American Funds -- failed to vote in favor of any resolutions in 2005 encouraging companies to address global warming. Getting these funds to vote in favor of resolutions to address global warming would make a tremendous difference for investors and the environment.

More than half the American people now believe that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake, ... They're right. But it would also be a mistake to pull out now, or to start pulling out or to set a date certain for pulling out. Instead we need a strategy to create a stable, democratizing and peaceful state in Iraq - a strategy the administration has failed to develop and articulate.

My family has been in this business for the last eight generations. But today the profession has failed to fulfil our basic needs of food and shelter,

Now they want to build the levees a little higher and add some rocks on top of the canal. It's still a patchwork-quilt approach, which has already failed miserably.

Obama was expected to restore an ethical sheen to post-9/11 foreign policy, but he has intensified drone warfare in Yemen and Pakistan, pursued whistle-blowers, and failed to close down Guantanamo.

Plum Creek totally failed to listen to Maine people. What we have today is the same development in essentially the same places.

Politics may have failed the people of New Orleans. ... But their newspaper and other important segments of the American press did not fail them.

My seat belt failed and I ended up on the floor and the impact ripped the cab roof off like a can opener and can.

On the rare occasions when U.N. blue helmets have made the news in the past, it has unfortunately too often been in the context of situations where peacekeepers have failed to shield civilians, or even when the peacekeepers themselves have been involved in abuse.

Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions. For example, no scientist and very few psychoanalysts still embrace Freud's death instinct.

On November 7 NGS alerted NISCC to the problem. It was hoped that due to the severity of the problem that Oracle would release a fix or a workaround for this in the January 2006 Critical Patch Update. They failed to do so.

One of the principle objectives of the terrorists is to divide us, one from another. So far ... they have failed in that objective. It's important that they continue to fail in that objective. That's why we believe it is so important that we approach these difficult issues in a spirit of consensus, with the objective of reaching agreement wherever we possibly can.

I wouldn't call it a failed test, because the intercept was not the primary objective, ... It's still considered a success in that we gained great engineering data. We just don't know why it didn't hit.

I would give odds that something would pass but it wouldn't shock me if they failed to agree. This is an election year, a political year, and you never know what's going to happen.

If we don't go to Omaha, we failed and that's the bottom line. All this regional stuff, that's great, (but) let's just get hot at the end and go to Omaha.

I have failed to live up to those high expectation and the expectations of the public. I am very disappointed in myself,

I have done everything in my power to maintain, uphold, and secure your rights, but I have failed upon this occasion. I shall retire into private life with the reflection, that I have never, upon any occasion, flinched from performing my duty to you, and the whole of the working classes of the United Kingdom.

I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.

I don't feel like the Hanover voters rejected us last time. I feel like I failed in communicating with them.

I am disappointed that the sophisticated businessmen involved in this dispute have failed to strike a deal. There should be enough money and enough good sense to make a deal work for everyone. The only people hurt by this dispute are the fans.