So long as TARP money is wrapped up in GM, the company will never shake its 'Government Motors' image. That label, as competitors and GM employees are keenly aware, is code for one thing: 'GM is a failure.' awarecodecompany share on social
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. Edward Dowden distinguishfailurefaithfully Change image and share on social
The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society. Paddy Ashdown civilcreatefailure Change image and share on social
One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. John W. Gardner failurelearnpeople Change image and share on social
I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want it to be. So I live with failure. Jeremy Irons constantlyexperiencefailure Change image and share on social
Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America's global enemies sense a failure of will. Ben Shapiro americacutdefense Change image and share on social
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. Lao Tzu affairbegincareful Change image and share on social
I don't know if it's a failure of imagination on my part, but I'm not going to be writing about Paris in the 1800s. I feel like it would come off as just ludicrously uninformed, even if I did a lot of research. Maria Semple 1800sfailurefeel share on social
Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be. John Wooden changefailurefatal Change image and share on social
I emphasize that virtually every engineering calculation is ultimately a failure calculation, because without a failure criterion against which to measure the calculated result, it is a meaningless number. Henry Petroski calculatecalculationcriterion share on social