I had this contract to write songs for people when I was about 18. I don't think any of them were taken up; I was a complete failure at it! But I've kept doing it, writing little songs for myself. Douglas Hodge completecontractfailure Change image and share on social
For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. Mary Kay Ash actionalternativedetour Change image and share on social
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. Gary Ryan Blair cautioncreativedestructive share on social
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow evilfailuregood Change image and share on social
There's a melancholy sense of things lost in the shabbier British seaside towns; of comfortable failure and better times long gone. Christopher Fowler britishcomfortablefailure Change image and share on social
Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've just got to be sure that it's a magnificent failure and that, by creating a magnificent failure, you plant the seed. Malcolm Mclaren allowcommendcreate share on social
I've always embraced failure as a noble pursuit. It allows you to be anti whatever anyone wants you to be, and to break all the rules. Malcolm Mclaren antibreakembrace Change image and share on social
One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us. Tammy Bruce bigbringfailure Change image and share on social
Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China. Steve Forbes chinacostdare Change image and share on social
The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China. Steve Forbes 20thcenturychallenge share on social
