“Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.” WisdomPoliticsNationsLeaderOpinionSupportEconomyFailingTreeMethodPlanningSettingForestsObjectivesSettingsLiberalismDefinitePublic OpinionTrue LeaderTrue LeadershipRallying Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.” PeopleHeartHalfFailingSorrowStandardsExpectationsSettingSettingsExalted Author:Alice Hegan Rice
“I never look at failing as an option anyhow. I believe thinking you could fail is already shooting yourself in the foot and setting yourself up for failure.” ThinkingBelieveLooksI BelieveFailingFeetSettingSettingsShooting Author:Ashley Purdy
“When you are setting yourself up for success, above all put on love, because love never fails and with one-size-fits-all solution to every situation you will ever encounter.” Love IsSituationFailingFitSolutionsSizeSettingSettingsEncountersOne Size Fits AllLove Never Fails Author:Joo
“I think we have lost our way when people like the [board of] governors and the CEO of the NYSE fail to realize they have a duty to the rest of us to act as exemplars... You do not want your first-grade school teacher to be fornicating on the floor or drinking booze in the classroom; similarly you do not want your stock exchange to be setting the wrong moral example.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFirstsSchoolLostRealizingMoralTeacherFailingExampleDutyDrinkingAlcoholSettingSettingsBoardsGradesGovernorsCeoClosetsDrinking AlcoholSchool TeachersGrades In SchoolStock Exchange Author:Charlie Munger
“When Donald Trump - star of 'Celebrity Apprentice', the man who brought you Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks, and Trump "University" very likely fraud and fail; and Twitter-hands extraordinaire - is setting up his bobblehead on the desk of the Oval Office and shredding through nuclear codes, you only have yourself to blame.” MenHandsStarsFailingHe ManTrumpOfficeBlameUniversityNuclearSettingSettingsCodeFraudDesksSteakApprenticeVodkaOvalShredding Author:Chrissy Teigen
“Get your idea out there as fast as possible even if it’s not quite ready by setting must-hit deadlines. Let the market tell you if you have a winner or not. If not – move on and fail forward fast! If it’s got potential – then you can make it better.” IfsIdeasMovingFailingReadySettingSettingsWinnerDeadline Book:Maverick Startup: 11 X-Factors to Bootstrap From Zero to Six Figures and Beyond Source: Maverick Startup: 11 X-Factors to Bootstrap From Zero to Six Figures and Beyond