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Ted Stevens: I say failure is if you don't try. I say failure is if you give up.

On the recordAugust 21, 2009
I say failure is if you don't try. I say failure is if you give up.
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Ted Stevens

Editor's note · Context

Emphasis on the importance of trying and perseverance.

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