Why do we capital-N Nerds love Mars so much? Because it’s beautiful, it’s tough, it’s buried in our mythic, childhood memories. It’s covered with human triumphs but also with sad stories of failure. less than 1 minute read
The dream is real, my friends. The failure to realize it is the only unreality. less than 1 minute read
I’ve learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when you’ll feel like you’re a failure or when you’re disappointed in yourself. less than 1 minute read
Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process. less than 1 minute read
I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn’t do it alone. less than 1 minute read
It’s a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense. less than 1 minute read
Learning starts with failure the first failure is the beginning of education. less than 1 minute read
The fact that The Bridge contains folk lore and other material suitable to the epic form need not therefore prove its failure as a long lyric poem, with interrelated sections. less than 1 minute read
It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system. less than 1 minute read
American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society. less than 1 minute read
