There is no middle ground in Hollywood you’re a failure or you’re a success. That mentality is wild. less than 1 minute read
I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn’t. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully? less than 1 minute read
My only failure was the restaurant in Myrtle Beach. I kept it open for four years. It was in a tourist town, it was only busy four and half, five months of the year. But the bills kept coming all year. less than 1 minute read
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is. less than 1 minute read
I don’t understand the Democrats’ approach to Social Security in this country, and I’m not alone. less than 1 minute read
What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked ‘a majority of the majority,’ or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America’s security foremost in mind? less than 1 minute read
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom. less than 1 minute read
I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I’d have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life’s way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. less than 1 minute read
Nixon’s grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped. less than 1 minute read
