“Failure is not a disgrace. It’s just a pitch that you missed, and you’d better get ready for the next one… My son and I are Americans, we prepare for glory by failing until we don’t.”

— Craig Ferguson , book American on Purpose

American on Purpose (2009)

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Scottish-born American television host, stand-up comedian, … 1962

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