“When I first thought about becoming Jane Austen I had to forget about the fear, or at least choose something else to focus on because it was becoming paralysing, I couldn't focus. I felt frightened, not so much by her fans' reaction to my performance but that I would be playing someone who I think is a legend, who I respect and admire so much. I didn't want to fail, so I was putting a lot of pressure on myself.” ThinkingWantFirstsWould BeFeltForgetFocusFailingFansBecomingPerformancesPressureReactionsAdmireFrightenedLegendsJaneAustenPlaying Someone Author:Anne Hathaway
“Failure's relative. I've always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something's not right about that. It's how you treat failure, too. There's something to learn from it. I've had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures: What kind of failure was it? A failure because it's misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?” IfsKindFeltLosesFailingTreatsRelativeMisunderstood Author:Al Pacino
“The qualities all in a bee that we meet, In an epigram never should fail; The body should always be little and sweet, And a sting should be felt in its tail.” ShouldLittlesBodyFeltQualityFailingSweetBeesTailsEpigrams Author:Edward Young
“I have in my life never been guilty of saying things I did not mean - my nature is to go straight to the heart and if often I fail in doing so for the time being, I know that Truth ultimately makes itself heard and felt, as it has often done in my experience.” IfsKnowsHeartMeanDoneFeltFailingHeardGuilty Book:All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections Source: All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
“The recent AP poll that came out last month said that approximately 90% of the American people felt that the two-party system was failing us in the presidential election.” PeopleSaidTwoLastsFeltPartyFailingMonthsElectionPresidentialPollsPresidential ElectionTwo Party System Author:Jill Stein