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
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. Benjamin Disraeli destinefailurepeople Change image and share on social
The assertion of failure coming from such persons does not mean that Mr. Mill failed to promote the practical success of those objects the advocacy of which forms the chief feature of his political writings. Millicent Fawcett advocacyassertionchief share on social
I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger. Molly Ringwald failurepreparesuccess Change image and share on social
I felt a failure because I couldn't sustain myself from what I earned from my writing. My day jobs were what mattered, and it was hard to even get those because universities wouldn't hire me as a real writer. Sandra Cisneros dayearnfailure 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
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
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
