But she has always failed in the event at the Olympics, despite winning the Olympic 100 meters flat twice.

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Failed states always cause misery, but only sometimes are they a global threat.

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And you could be gone, but I've never failed you and I've always given you music.

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They might work great in beta, but when rolled out to millions of consumers worldwide, they have always failed.

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Losing a job always feel like a big failure, so in that sense I have failed, but I now know that failure is a precursor to success, and often, being open to failure leads to success.

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