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
The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school. Jon Meacham amendmentantiabortionconstitutional Change image and 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
A fictionalised memoir of my father would be a failure as a novel. Richard Flanagan failurefatherfictionalise Change image and share on social
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble. Shah Rukh Khan failuregoodhumble Change image and share on social
In school, we learn that mistakes translate into bad grades. This unfortunate lesson gets burned into our brains, and we go through life shunning challenges that might end in failure. Mark Frauenfelder badbrainburn Change image and share on social
I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful. Dan O'Brien failurehavekind Change image and share on social
Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind. Natalie Massenet belieffailurehustle 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
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future. Swami Sivananda brooddepressionfailure Change image and share on social
