Elite colleges like Stanford are extremely inaccessible. They’re failing in their mission to provide access. – Sebastian Thrun
The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected them, not failing, however, to draw their regular payments from the city treasury. – Ray Stannard Baker
I seem to be failing in my intention to be as boring as I possibly can be for self-protection. – Tom Stoppard