The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities. Benjamin E. Mays abilitycapacitycomplacency share on social
Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state of familiarity. They balance form and function, elegance and economy, success and failure in ways that are not only acceptable, but also admirable. Henry Petroski acceptableadmirablebalance share on social
Past experience, on the shuttle and the Titan rockets, suggests that large multi-segment solid rockets have a probability of failure of 0.5 to 1 per cent. Henry Spencer centexperiencefailure Change image and share on social
Progress requires setbacks; the only sure way to avoid failure is not to try. Henry Spencer avoidfailureprogress Change image and share on social
Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost. Johann Most anarchismattainattempt Change image and share on social
By the time I was a young man, I lived with two deep struggles: I longed to become a cricketer, and I performed miserably in school. Cricket and tennis were all that I lived for. In India, this was a formula for failure. Ravi Zacharias cricketcricketerdeep share on social
Success is more difficult to handle than failure. Ravi Zacharias difficultfailurehandle Change image and share on social
If you try to do your best there is no failure. Mike Farrell failure Change image and share on social
In Kenya, crime and terrorism are deeply linked, not least by the failure of successive Kenyan governments to control either. Giles Foden controlcrimedeeply Change image and share on social
Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success. James Dyson enjoyfailurelearn Change image and share on social
