The only failure is not trying at all. - Ava Gardner

"The only failure is not trying at all."

Ava Gardner Perseverance

Actress American 1922–1990

More from Ava Gardner

"I don't think I'm easy to get to know. I've got a very irregular background."

"The only real lickness is love."

"I've been through everything. I'm prepared for anything."

"Mogambo was the most sexually charged picture ever made."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."