# Failure Is Not an Option by Gene Kranz in Apollo 13 > "Failure is not an option." > **— Gene Kranz character**, *1995, Apollo 13, screenplay dialogue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Apollo 13, screenplay dialogue, 1995. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Apollo 13, screenplay dialogue](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Failure is not an option." — Gene Kranz character, 1995, Apollo 13, screenplay dialogue https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-apollo-13-failure-option ```