Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city. Michael Chertoff accurateassessmentawareness share on social
Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe. Sumner Redstone buildcatastrophefailure Change image and share on social
Risk is to do something that 99 percent of the time would be a failure. Ferran Adria failurepercentrisk Change image and share on social
Those who claim that to leave the E.U. would damage the City are the very same as those who in the past confidently predicted, with a classic failure of understanding, that the City would be gravely damaged if the U.K. failed to adopt the euro as its currency. Nigel Lawson adoptcityclaim share on social
The failure to work out sensible budgets makes it impossible for government agencies to make long-term plans, and instead leaves them scrambling to spend money in the short term. Matt Taibbi agencybudgetfailure Change image and share on social
Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure. Knute Rockne failuregoodgracious Change image and share on social
With the selection of Acting Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy as the director, President Obama has guaranteed that the agency will continue to lurch from one shocking security failure to another. Ronald Kessler actagencyclancy share on social
Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way. Skylar Grey creativedaydifficult share on social
It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal. Carol Alt attainfailuregoal Change image and share on social
Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure. Matt Blunt boldexperimentfailure Change image and share on social