“What my father especially taught me was to not always take the safe road, the easy road. If you are going to do good work, you have to risk failing badly.” IfsFatherEasyFailingRiskTaughtSafeGood WorkEasy Road Author:Natasha Richardson
“The real bug here is that the design of the system even permits this class of bug. It is unconscionable that someone designing a critical piece of security infrastructure would design the system in such a way that it does not fail safe.” WayDoeRealClassPiecesFailingSecurityDesignSafeCriticalPermitBugsInfrastructure Author:Jamie Zawinski
“If you aren't failing every now and then, you're probably playing it too safe.” IfsFailingSafeNow And Then Author:Woody Allen
“I think the best directors rarely loose their temper. I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like your failing or that you're doing it wrong.” ThinkingFeelsTryingEnvironmentFailingLike YouDirectorsSafeTemperInstillSafe Environment Author:Luke Evans
“I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.” WantMeanSometimesPlayLyingPassionFailingRiskSafeMy Passion Author:Hilary Swank
“Drama's not safe and it's not pretty and it's not kind. People expect the basic template of television drama where there might be naughty villains, but everyone ends up having a nice cup of tea. You've got to do big moral choices and show the terrible things people do in terrible situations. Drama is failing if it doesn't do that.” PeopleIfsKindEndsShowsBigsMightChoicesSituationMoralNiceFailingTelevisionTerribleDramaSafeCupsTeaVillainTerrible ThingsNaughtyCups Of TeaNot PrettyKind PeopleMoral ChoicesTelevision Drama Author:Russell T Davies
“Torture fails to make us safe, but it certainly makes us less free.” FailingSafeTorture Author:Jerrold Nadler
“If you're remarkable, then it's likely that some people won't like you. That's part of the definition of remarkable. Nobody gets unanimous praise - ever. The best the timid can hope for is to be unnoticed. Criticism comes to those who stand out. Playing it safe. Following the rules. They seem like the best ways to avoid failure. Alas, that pattern is awfully dangerous. The current marketing “rules” will ultimately lead to failure. In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.” PeopleIfsWaySeemsFailingDangerousLike YouSafeStandingCriticismPraiseBusyMarketingPatternsDefinitionsCurrentsFollowingInvisibleBest WayRemarkableStanding OutAlasMarketplaceCrowdedFittingUnnoticedPlaying It Safe Author:Seth Godin
“I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.” FeelsTryingActorsEnvironmentFailingSucceedSafeThrive Author:Adriana Trigiani
“The American belief machine apparently has a fail-safe component. Nothing shuts it down.” BeliefFailingSafeMachinesComponents Author:Gary Sloan
“College is a safe space where it can be hard to truly fail. The institution is rooting for you because your failure makes them look bad, too. New York City has no such mandate. I've had to hone and sharpen and refine my work here at a pace which may not have happened in other cities.” LooksMayHardSpaceCitiesFailingHappenedNew YorkCollegeSafeInstitutionsNew York CityPaceMandatesSafe Space Author:Baratunde Thurston