154 Movie Quotes about Failure (+ Sound Clips) - page 7

Updated: Feb 20, 2026

Memorable quotes about failure, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

61 Men? Men are weak. The race of Men is failing.

Hugo Weaving as Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

62 If it fails, I've still got the gun in my pocket.

Topol as Hans Zarkov in Flash Gordon (1980)

63 God's work has no room for failure. His will be done. It will be done!

John Saxon in The A-Team

64 This war represents a failure to listen.

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

65 When muscle failed, they turned to their magic.

David Wenham as Dilios in 300

66 Once again, I have failed to die.

Lamont Johnson as Ogami Itto, English Dub in Shogun Assassin 2

67 You think I'm a failure. I know who I am. And I'm proud of what I do. It was a conscious choice. I didn't _ up.

Robin Williams as Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting

68 Mission, failure!

John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

69 My darling, I failed. I meddled in things that man must leave alone.

Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man (1933)

70 'Failure'? Yes, ma'am. That's an easy one. -Boy, that's one word he should know well.

Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown; Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy Van Pelt in A Boy Named Charlie Brown