Newt Gingrich Quotes on Failure (6 Quotes)

As a test of the homeland security system, this was a failure. It's important for the president to lead the nation in saying -- and he has already said -- that this is unacceptable. This is not a moment to defend inadequacy. It's a moment to respond very aggressively to human suffering and establish a vision of a more secure, more prosperous Gulf Coast.

It's not the absence of money, ... It is a failure of bureaucratic structures.

This president would have us believe that with all of the resources, ingenuity, dedication and passion of the American people, we can't even get half way to victory in the war on drugs until the year 2007 -- nine full years from now, ... That is not success that is the definition of failure. ... We cannot accept this administration's proposed timetable for defeat.

The last seven months have involved six months of diplomatic failure and one month of military success, ... The first days after military victory indicate the pattern of diplomatic failure is beginning once again and threatens to undo the effects of military victory.

I think they are showing a greater willingness to look for new suggestions, new ideas, new approaches than at any time in the presidency. I think they realize the larger system has failed They are not where they want to be on Iraq the first week after Katrina was an absolute failure.

In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.