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| 29% | 10 | Platitude that suggests if something can fail, it probably will fail | ||
noun • humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong | ||||
| 29% | 13 | Famous for his quote 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.' | ||
noun • a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989) | ||||
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