If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.
I think like a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Failure is a great teacher. At the same time, you must remember, success will never last... Whether it's tech or fashion, it must be for the customer.
America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure.
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets...
Every author believes that the book which he is placing before the public will 'fill a long-felt want,' and success or failure depends very much on how closely he has been able to gauge the nature of the 'long-felt want.'
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.
Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.
My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.
Every failure is a step to success.
Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
I see my sister, and she's on her second baby, and I'm like, 'That's success.' Having a family - I can't wait for that.
I want a family. I see my sister, and she's on her second baby, and I'm like, 'That's success.' Having a family - I can't wait for that.
Obsession with conventional ideas of 'success' can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more...
I think it is a combination of looks, aura, success, the energies that one gives out, the person you are and the person you feel like that makes you 'desirable.' When the outside world sees you as a man who is responsible for himself and his family, ...
Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending; they're shifting.
The traditional American family has always been the foundation for success in America.
To this day, just always treat people the way you want to be treated. Whether it's family or friends or co-workers, I think it's the most important thing. Whether you have success or don't have it, whether you're a good person is all that matters.
