Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. Coco Chanel achievefailureinevitable Change image and share on social
Obama's failure to close Guantanamo is yet another instance where the rhetoric of democratic and constitutional rights proved not useful for his international relations, relations which are always pursued in ways that continue to link and fortify securitarian power with the opening of new markets. Judith Butler closeconstitutionalcontinue share on social
I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure. Sam Donaldson failurehardhave share on social
Top-up fees mean that universities are increasingly under pressure to confer degrees upon students, who perceive the degree as a commodity they've purchased. Failure doesn't enter into anyone's calculations. Sarah Churchwell calculationcommodityconfer share on social
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself. Sara Blakely answerattachattitude share on social
Total failure isn't something I want to spend a lot of time envisioning. I'm pretty sure I'll recognize it if it comes. Burton Richter envisionfailurelot Change image and share on social
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. Zig Ziglar climbcostumedress Change image and share on social
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy. Tony Robbins createenjoyfailure Change image and share on social
My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another! Takeshi Kitano careerdirectorialfailure Change image and share on social
If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived. Gloria Swanson deprivefailurehave Change image and share on social