The modern rise of Alzheimer's Disease in the twentieth century is not a sign of failure. It's a sign of success. Success in living long enough to see that disease expressed. S. Jay Olshansky alzheimercenturydisease 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
You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I'm just not going to let this get me down. Sonia Sotomayor failfailurehurt Change image and share on social
I like Diaspora because it's audacious, it's driven by passion, and it's very, very hard to do. After all, who in their right mind would set as a goal taking on Facebook? That's sort of like deciding to build a better search engine - very expensive, with a high likelihood of failure. John Battelle audaciousbuilddecide share on social
I used to feel an obligation to invent things. I felt I was a failure because I didn't do massive great novels about Australia or the outback or something. I just don't feel that any more. Helen Garner australiafailurefeel Change image and share on social
So it is in poetry. All we ask is that the mood recorded shall impress us as having been of the kind that exhausts the imaginative capacity; if it fails to do this the failure will announce itself either in prose or in insignificant verse. John Drinkwater announcecapacityexhaust share on social
I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched. Jonah Hill assumefailuregonna Change image and share on social
We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment. Pat Summitt abilitycommitmentcount Change image and share on social
One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path. Kevin Powers expectationfailurefear Change image and share on social
If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me! Betty White broadwayfailuregreat Change image and share on social
