One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. Abraham Maslow failfailureking Change image and share on social
Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation. Paul Twitchell failurelivemake Change image and share on social
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them. Jack Kerouac controlfailurefault Change image and share on social
Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others. Davy Crockett failurefaultheaven Change image and share on social
Burnout is grist to the mill. I write every day, for most of the day, so it's just about turning into metaphor whatever's going on in my life, in the world, and in my head. Every nightmare, every moment of grief or joy or failure, is a moment I can convert into cash via words. Grant Morrison burnoutcashconvert 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
There's tons of creative people in television that have one failure after another, and they just step up higher. I could never get over that. When I had a failure, there was no such thing as just getting over it. Chuck Barris creativefailurehigh share on social
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan acceptfailfailure Change image and share on social
An investment said to have an 80% chance of success sounds far more attractive than one with a 20% chance of failure. The mind can't easily recognize that they are the same. Daniel Kahneman attractivechanceeasily Change image and share on social
It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure. James Taylor expectfailurefoolish Change image and share on social
