Charles Kettering Quotes

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.

Charles Kettering

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: inventor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 29, 1876 - November 25, 1958

Topics

YouMatterTryFailAgainDoes

In my life, there have been a lot of people who weren't there for me, so to now have people counting on me is awesome.

Jimmy Graham

LifePeopleMeMy LifeNowAwesome

The Google Voice service is a lifesaver for me. My actual phone number changes a lot, so having a canonical Google Voice number that doesn't change - it's actually my same number from high school - is indispensable.

Matt Mullenweg

ChangeServiceSchoolMeHigh School

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.

John Stuart Mill

EvilOpinionNeverFalseSureWould

What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.

Tony Scott

MeMoviesAlwaysCharactersLeads

Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act.

Roger Wicker

HomeLawLaw EnforcementActionStop

Anytime anybody impersonates you, it's a great compliment.

Robert Wagner

GreatYouComplimentAnybodyAnytime

The global warming hysterics don't just offer opinions and beliefs about greenhouse gases and the like. These are people who speak as if they belong to a cult.

Mike Gallagher

PeopleSpeakOpinionsGlobal Warming

I sacrificed a lot of things growing up.

Logic

Growing UpGrowingUpThingsLot

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle conceived Sherlock Holmes, why didn't he give the famous consulting detective a few more quirks: a wooden leg, say, and an Oedipus complex? Well, Holmes didn't need many physical tics or personality disorders; the very concept of a consulting detective was still fresh and original in 1887.

Christopher Fowler

PersonalityFamousSayWhyNeedLeg

When I'm with my friends' teenage children, I always say, 'Are your friends having sex yet?'

Sharon Stone

ChildrenFriendsSexSayAlways

When I think about how I want to reach an audience, I just wanted to make pieces that were inspired by something that gave me so much pleasure.

Shepard Fairey

MeThinkReachWantAudiencePieces

When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.

Tim LaHaye

LifeThoughtMy LifeLordPreacher

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