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Id rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed"

- Robert H. Schuller

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This quote by Robert H. Schuller speaks with the importance of taking risks and striving for success. It encourages us to do something about it and to strive for something greater than ourselves. It recommends that it is much better to attempt and fail than to not attempt at all. This quote is a suggestion that failure is not the end, but rather a discovering experience that can assist us grow and progress. It motivates us to take dangers and to not hesitate of failure. It also recommends that success is not ensured, however that it deserves striving for. This quote is a reminder that we should not be afraid to take threats and to pursue success, even if it means that we may stop working. It is a pointer that failure is not completion, however rather a discovering experience that can help us grow and progress.

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Robert H. Schuller This quote is written / told by Robert H. Schuller somewhere between September 16, 1926 and today. He was a famous Clergyman from USA. The author also have 35 other quotes.

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