The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness... but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction. David S. Rose accomplishmentagonychallenge share on social
If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people do not need limp gifts of fish but sturdy fishing rods and fair access to the pond. I wonder whether I would realize that while African nations have a failure of leadership, they also have dynamic people with agency and voices. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accessafricaafrican share on social
With everything that is complex, we learn. If you don't learn, then it's an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and you're able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. Ben Carson abjectapplycomplex share on social
Success and failure are equally surprising. Daryl Hall equallyfailuresuccess Change image and share on social
None of us is guaranteed against failure or corruption of any kind; witness what's going on in the world in this moment, the follies of human nature and the failures of human nature. Morris West corruptionfailurefolly Change image and share on social
Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. John Mayer definefailureguitarist Change image and share on social
I like to do matrices. One option per line, different facets for each column. Salary, location, happiness index, failure index, and all that. Marissa Mayer columnfacetfailure Change image and share on social
The story of Detroit's bankruptcy was simple enough: Allow capitalism to grow the city, campaign against income inequality, tax the job creators until they flee, increase government spending in order to boost employment, promise generous pension plans to keep people voting for failure. Rinse, wash and repeat. Ben Shapiro bankruptcyboostcampaign share on social
I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business. David Walliams airbusinesscomedian share on social
Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share. Steve Harvey experiencefailuregreat Change image and share on social