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“The manager of my line told me, You never put anything down except to be read. Every word ever written is written to be read and if some go unread that‘s only chance, failure, they‘re like grubs that die without changing.”

Book:This Census-Taker

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“Most smart people tend to feel queasy when the conversation turns to things like "certain death" and "total failure" and the idea of a "doomed generation." But not me. I am comfortable with these themes. There is nothing new about them, except when they come all at once. Any conversation that can make smart people confront a mix of Death, Doom, and Failure with a straight face is probably worth listening in on. They don't come around real often, and when they do it almost always means that at least two of the people doing the talking are in very serious trouble.”

Death Failure Doom Social Norms Conversations

Book:Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's

Source: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's

“When a man is asleep, he leaves the world and forgets all joy and all sorrow. If he kept his spirit in the same state on waking, he would know perfect happiness.”

Wisdom Happiness Religion Advice Islam Islamic Muslim Ibn Hazm Spritituality

Author:Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Hazm

“Failure is only a spark to keep us going to the conquer of the 'impossible'.”

Impossible Failure Spark

Author:Alan Maiccon

“A good attitude comes with understanding your failures are part of the overall plan for your success.”

Success Motivation Understanding Attitude Failure Plan

Author:Ron Baratono

“Without exaggerating the point, the difference between ‘what I should do’ verses ‘what I want to do’ is quite frankly the difference between success and failure.”

Wisdom Success Failure Greed Humble Stupidity Selfish Selfless Foolishness

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Reversals and regressions are as much a part of the cycle of life as anything else.”

Attitude Failure

Book:Ego Is the Enemy

Source: Ego Is the Enemy

“We were all reared in a world that concentrated on sin and sinfulness, but I believe that when we come into the eternal world we won’t so much be checked for our failures, but we will be asked whether we honored the possibilities that were placed inside us when we were so carefully fashioned out of the clay.”

Success Failure Living Well

Author:John O'Donohue

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