#failure

This dullness of vision regarding the importance of the general welfare to the individual is the measure of the failure of our schools and churches to teach the spiritual significance of genuine democracy. ↗

— Henry A. Wallace

#democracy #dullness #failure #general #general welfare

I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business. ↗

— David Walliams

#always #business #comedian #comedy #especially

Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#borders #citizens #control #costs #failure

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#collection #definitely #everyone #failure #fear

For after my marriage I had made various attempts to write fiction. They were clearly failures. ↗

— Mary A. Ward

#attempts #clearly #failures #fiction #had

I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. ↗

— Emma Watson

#care #doing #failure #fear #i

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. ↗

— Emma Watson

#care #doing #earned #failure #fear

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

#failure #increase #rate #success #want

You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure. ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

#because #discouraged #failure #far #find

And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to have the chief executive of the company, most senior person in the United Kingdom, come and answer for the policy they were pursuing. And we ducked that, and frankly that's a failure of Parliament. ↗

— Tom A. Watson

#answer #appropriate #back #been #chief