What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they're going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn't failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don't keeping waiting. Bernie Siegel diefailurehealthy 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
So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America. Barack Obama actactionamerica Change image and share on social
If anyone has seen success and failure on a global stage, it's my friend Steve Forbes. Peter Diamandis failureforbesfriend Change image and share on social
I think one of the biggest political failures, and the biggest social failures, over the past few years has been the failure of empathy; not being able to look at the other person down the street. Colum McCann bigempathyfailure Change image and share on social
Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being. Douglas Coupland authenticfailuregenuine Change image and share on social
Forget being 'discovered.' All you can do is write. If you write well enough, and are stubborn enough to embrace failure, and if you happen to fall into the narrow categories that the book market recognizes, then you might make a little money. Otherwise, it's a struggle. A gorgeous struggle. Jess Walter bookcategorydiscover share on social
We now live in a world where the only thing to have is success, but failure is marvelous. It's fertiliser, it's like living fertiliser, because you're forced on yourself. Rupert Everett failurefertiliserforce Change image and share on social
I was pretty bad. When I first was diagnosed with kidney failure, my function - the function of my kidney was less than 8 percent. Natalie Cole baddiagnosefailure Change image and share on social
I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed. George Allen actionapologyfailure Change image and share on social