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
In my memoir, I admit that I've been as fearful of success as of failure. In fact, when 'Passages' was published, I so dreaded bad reviews that I ran away to Italy with a girlfriend and our children to hide out. Gail Sheehy admitbadchild share on social
With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly. Gordon Moore avoidengineerfailure share on social
I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to power. Craig Newmark bigfailurefeel Change image and share on social
The failure of credit markets is one of the major reasons for underdevelopment. George Akerlof creditfailuremajor Change image and share on social
There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot badlydefeatvictory Change image and share on social
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. Donald Trump battlefindlose Change image and share on social
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Robert H. Schuller failuremeansucceed Change image and share on social
When you're doing something that you think - that you know - is a breakthrough, you cannot obsess about the possibility of failure. That is just not a great place to go. Renee James breakthroughfailuregreat Change image and share on social
