Short and Sweet

Jul 21, 2011 Uncategorized 10 comments

I found this quote and wanted to share:

“What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

-Mary Pickford

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10 Responses to “Short and Sweet”

1. MikeS says:

   July 21, 2011 at 2:45 pm

   Unless you are talking about "epic" failure, which is the falling if it happens to also be funny.

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2. Faith E. Hough says:

   July 21, 2011 at 8:09 pm

   Wonderful!

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3. Stina Lindenblatt says:

   July 21, 2011 at 10:23 pm

   I'm going to have to needlepoint that and put it up by my computer. 😀

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4. The Golden Eagle says:

   July 21, 2011 at 11:39 pm

   Great quote!

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5. A.L. Sonnichsen says:

   July 22, 2011 at 12:37 am

   Wait, who is Mary Pickford? That name sounds so familiar. Was she an author who wrote under a man's name or is that someone else? Regardless of who she is, that's a great quote!

   Amy

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6. Jemi Fraser says:

   July 22, 2011 at 12:56 am

   I've always loved that quote! I think she was a silent screen star wasn't she???

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7. Cynthia Chapman Willis says:

   July 22, 2011 at 1:22 am

   I love this! : )

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8. Amie Kaufman says:

   July 22, 2011 at 2:28 pm

   Oh, I do love this! Though sometimes as you're picking yourself up, it can be a little hard to appreciate the learning experience 😉

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9. Maeve Frazier says:

   July 23, 2011 at 4:04 pm

   I love this quote!

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10. Sharon K. Mayhew says:

    July 24, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    What a wonderful quote. Thanks for sharing it, Janet.

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