“Trying is fine. Failing is inevitable. Don’t let it devour you.” TryingFailingFineInevitable Book:Cast in Shadow Source: Cast in Shadow
“In our 'don't just sit there, do something' culture, when we get sick we are supposed to become characters in a heroic medical narrative that conceals the remorselessness of pathology, the intractable fact of human vulnerability, and the inevitable inadequacies of medicine. To many of the participants in the medical drama, aggressive treatment - even when it fails - represents a quasi-religious quest for immortality and meaning.” HumansCharacterFactsCultureReligiousFailingDramaSickMedicineIllnessMedicalInevitableNarrativeImmortalityVulnerabilityTreatmentAggressiveHeroicQuestsParticipantsInadequacyPathology Author:Suzanne Gordon
“Leaving love behind is never easy, for it also asks that we leave behind the part of ourselves that did the loving. And yet for all but the very fortunate and the very foolish, this difficult transition is an inevitable part of the human experience, of the ceaseless learning journey that is life - because, after all, anything worth pursuing is worth failing at, and fail we do as we pursue.” HumansAsksEasyDifficultLove IsBehindsFailingJourneyLeavingFoolishPursueInevitableFortunateTransitionHuman Experience Author:Maria Popova
“No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is in other developed nations. The murder rate with guns is ten times what it is in other developed nations. And there's nothing inevitable about it. It comes about because of decisions we make or fail to make. And it falls upon us to make it different.” KindDifferentAmericaFallThreePoliticsNationsCommunityJusticeDecisionViolenceFailingPolicyTenEthicsGunMurderEndureRateIdeologyInevitableForeign PolicyThree TimesDecisions We MakeDeveloped Nations Author:Barack Obama
“Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously, that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case you have failed by default. Failure gave me an inner security that I had never obtained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things that I could not have learned any other way. I discovered I had a strong will and more discipline than I had suspected.” WayWellsMightLife IsStrongCasesImpossibleFailingSecurityTaughtDisciplinePassingPassingsInevitableExaminationDefaultStrong WillFailure In Life Author:J. K. Rowling
“Pain is inevitable. It is actually a great opportunity for growth, but when we blame or fail to take responsibility for our suffering, the pain becomes stagnant, and stagnant pain can have a compounding effect if left unchecked.” IfsPainSufferingOpportunityLeftGrowthResponsibilityFailingEffectsBlameInevitableTaking ResponsibilityGreat OpportunityStagnant Author:Romany Malco
“Failure is inevitable. If you aren't taking risks, then you won't fail.” IfsFailingRiskInevitableTaking Risks Author:Cara Santana