All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Action Quotes, Failure Quotes

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to...

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become...

I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become...

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Dreams have as much influence as actions

Dreams have as much influence as actions

When I have bad dreams I wake up pissed at the person in real life...

When I have bad dreams I wake up pissed at the person in real life...

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.