It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience. Lupita Nyong'o discoverexperienceexpress Change image and share on social
Solyndra's failure isn't a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech projects. James Surowiecki alternativebubblecapital share on social
Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More startups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow. Felix Dennis additionalalivebar share on social
Failure to take note of the fact that the character of twentieth-century humanity differs from that of humanity in the fifteenth century, let alone before and at the time of the Mystery of Golgotha, is to sleep through the process of world evolution. Rudolf Steiner centurycharacterdiffer share on social
I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the rough stuff that defines you, I think. Peter Berg catastrophicdefinefailure Change image and share on social
There were times in 'Adaptation' during the editing where I really thought, 'Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to do something good, but this is not going to work.' Spike Jonze adaptationeditfailure Change image and share on social
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone. George Matthew Adams easyfailfailure Change image and share on social
Fear of failure held me back from being a DIYer for many years, especially after a few early attempts at home improvement projects went awry. Mark Frauenfelder attemptawryback Change image and share on social
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough. Christian Nestell Bovee determinationestablishfailure Change image and share on social
Yes, 'Aagadu' was a failure. I was dejected for a couple of months, since there was a lot at stake. Mahesh Babu aagaducoupledeject Change image and share on social