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"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."

— John F. Kennedy

Those Who Dare To Fail Miserably

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

— John F. Kennedy
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This quote is more accurately attributed to Robert F. Kennedy, not John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy delivered the line — "Only those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly" — in his famous "Day of Affirmation" address at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in June 1966, where he had been invited by students seeking to build a civil rights movement. The misattribution is common due to the brothers' shared surname and rhetorical similarities.

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Attributed, from campaign speeches

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