You are going to fail, and failing, for me, is as joyful as succeeding. Failing means that there is something to learn, and we can improve and do it better next time.
I don't think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power - it is succeeding.
Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.
I think the War on Terror has succeeded in creating more terror, more terrorists, a less safe America, and a less safe world.
Do not seek success just for the sake of succeeding or for self-gratification. Seek a life of impact and significance.
Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.
I've succeeded as far as I'm concerned - I don't feel that I have any cliffs I could fall over anytime soon.
If life is a video game, then most of us have no chance of winning, if by winning you mean succeeding in a quest or saving a princess.
My criteria when looking for a role is that I will do anything that stands the chance of succeeding on the level it is intended to. After that, if it's a part I can do something personal with.
If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.
The man who didn't want his wife to work has been succeeded by the man who asks about her chances of getting a raise.
Being second generation in Hollywood is complicated: Success is expected, and yet the track record of the second generation is not great. Only a small group of us, like Jane Fonda, have succeeded.
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.
There are so many businesses that are succeeding on Yelp that don't pay us a dollar, and we're really excited about that.
The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.
Take revenge, not by hurting someone, but by succeeding in life and helping those who were hurting you in the past.
I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what I was doing, but it worked and the character suited me.
If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.
A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces.
I think when money starts to corrupt journalism, it undermines the journalism, and it undermines the credibility of the product, and you end up not succeeding.