My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: 'Don't end up like me.' Alan King bigconsidercutter share on social
As might be supposed, my parents were quite poor, but we somehow never seemed to lack anything we needed, and I never saw a trace of discontent or a failure in cheerfulness over their lot in life, as indeed over anything. Albert J. Nock cheerfulnessdiscontentfailure share on social
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam aspirebitterfailure Change image and share on social
Failure is what we're all running from, we're always running toward success with failure at our back. Natalie Goldberg backfailurerun Change image and share on social
Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something. Frederick W. Smith failurefearreason Change image and share on social
I believe that, in an ideal world, writers would feel free to write what matters to them without having to consider success, failure, the market, etc. Claire Messud failurefeelfree Change image and share on social
I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser. Charles Schwab careerfiftyhot Change image and share on social
I feel as if I've been so inured to failure, because I fail more than I succeed. As with any kind of fiction, I throw out so many pages; I get rejected so many times. Lauren Groff failfailurefeel Change image and share on social
