A Quote by Stephen Leacock

There is an old motto that runs, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This is nonsense. It ought to read, "If at first you don't succeed, quit, quit at once."

Stephen Leacock

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Stephen Leacock
Canadian - Economist
December 30, 1869 - March 28, 1944

If you've never quit anything, you really ought to try. And if at first you don't succeed, try again.

Steve Rushin

If at first you don't succeed, you get back up and you try ... and you try ... and you try it again ... except ice skating, I hate this crap, I quit!

Little Richard

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

W. C. Fields

If at first you don't succeed, sure, try again... but if you keep not succeeding, you should probably concentrate on something (or someone) else worthwhile & quit wasting your time.

Ingrid Weir

As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?

Charlie Sheen

That's why I love spiders. 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

Diana Wynne Jones

It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.

Harmon Killebrew

If it does not work the first time, try, try again. Then quit. No need to be an idiot.

W. C. Fields

If at first you don't succeed, try management. Indecision is the key to flexibility. If at first you don't succeed, take the tax loss.

Kirk Kirkpatrick

If you don't succeed at first, there's no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.

Richard Branson

If you can't quit no matter how hard you try, then you have a chance to succeed.

Laura Fitton

If at first you do succeed, quit trying on investing.

Warren Buffett

When I read 'Ray' for the first time, I had just quit. When I read 'The Last King of Scotland,' I had just quit. I hadn't quite quit when I read 'Scandal,' but I was feeling really unfulfilled as an actor.

Kerry Washington

Most people, who have quit smoking, have had at least one unsuccessful try in the past. It is not important how many times you try to quit. The only important thing is, that eventually you stay quit