Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will. Rosabeth Moss Kanter confidencecontagiousfailure Change image and share on social
'The White Woman on the Green Bicycle' is a love story mapped onto an unfolding political tragedy: that of the failure of the Independence era in Trinidad. Monique Roffey bicycleerafailure Change image and share on social
Of course, Third World leaders love you. By ascribing third world ills to First World sins, you absolve them of blame for their countries' failure to advance. John McCarthy absolveadvanceascribe Change image and share on social
War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies. David Mamet armbelldiplomacy Change image and share on social
Once our country is fully engulfed in a debt crisis, our economy will be torn apart, and every American will be a victim of the federal government's failure to prevent this disaster. Kevin McCarthy americancountrycrisis Change image and share on social
It's a European Union of economic failure, of mass unemployment and of low growth. Nigel Farage economiceuropeanfailure Change image and share on social
Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. Twyla Tharp failurelearnlesson Change image and share on social
Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective - at best. Peter Senge doomdriveeffective share on social
But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure. Thomas Haden Church achievementactorfailure Change image and share on social
Every company needs to have a skunkworks, to try things that have a high probability of failing. You try to minimize failure, but at the same time, if you're not willing to try things that are inherently risky, you're not going to make progress. Nolan Bushnell companyfailfailure share on social
