Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. Colin Powell bringcarecase share on social
I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd. Jeff Tweedy absurdfailurelife Change image and share on social
The revolutions of my century, the 20th century - the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America, such as in Cuba - failed for the most part, a failure which was completely clear by the end of the century. Stephane Hessel 20thamericacentury share on social
My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure. James Altucher aimbaseexperience Change image and share on social
Career is a mindset. The wrong mindset. Career is linear. Especially when you are trapped in the TV or film world. The next thing you do has always got to be bigger, or it is perceived as a failure. Paul Provenza bigcareerfailure Change image and share on social
Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. Napoleon Hill failureinfluencemind Change image and share on social
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. Florence Scovel Shinn accomplishmentachievementapparent Change image and share on social
I don't think anybody whose ever been divorced can tell you divorce is easy or fun or feels like anything other than a tremendous failure. Sharon Stone divorceeasyfailure Change image and share on social
Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks. Peter Barris equationfailurepart Change image and share on social
Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others. Davy Crockett failurefaultheaven Change image and share on social