“I never saw love as luck, as that gift from the gods which put everything else in place, and allowed you to succeed. No, I saw love as reward. One could find it only after one's virtue, or one's courage, or self-sacrifice, or generosity, or loss, has succeeded in stirring the power of creation.” LoveSelfLossVirtueSawsSacrificeCreationSucceedLuckRewardsGenerosityStirringSelf Sacrifice Book:Harlot's Ghost: A Novel Source: Harlot's Ghost: A Novel
“The unions are the first feeble effort to conquer the industrial jungle for democratic life. They may not succeed, but if they don't their failure will be a tragedy for civilization, a loss of cooperative effort, a baulking of energy, and the fixing in American life of a class-structure.” IfsFirstsMayEnergyLossEffortClassCivilizationSucceedTragedyStructureUnionsDemocraticConquerJungleFixingAmerican LifeCooperatives Book:Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest Source: Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest
“The surest way to identify those who won't succeed at weight loss is that they tend to say things like "My goal is to lose ten pounds." Weight targets often work in the short run. But if you need willpower to keep the weight off, you're doomed in the long run. The only way to succeed in the long run is by using a system that bypasses your need for willpower.” IfsWayNeedsLongRunningGoalLosesLossSucceedTenWeightPoundsTargetLong RunsDoomedWillpowerWeight LossBypass Author:Scott Adams
“I fully understand that not all of the companies will succeed and that there will be losses along the way, but this is very much the norm with early stage investment.” WayLossCompanyStageSucceedInvestmentNorm Author:Andy Murray
“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” LifeInspirationalMotivationalSuccessGamesWinningLostLeadershipLossInspiringEducationCareersLearningFailingPositivePositive ThinkingFailureSucceedBasketballGiving UpSmartShotsStressPerseveranceAthletePositivityPersistencePositive AttitudeMotivational SportsSelf MotivationFitnessTrustedBad AssNot Giving UpInspirational SportsKey To SuccessRoad To SuccessFear Of FailureRecipe For SuccessSuccess And FailureBasketball PlayerSuccess FailureThink PositiveFamous BasketballInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballMotivational Inspirational SportsBasketball MotivationGiving Up Is Not An OptionFailure In LifeFailure InspirationalShort Inspirational SportsInspirational Success FailureGreatest SportsShort Motivational SportsBest AthleteGreat AthleteGreat Inspirational SportsFailure MotivationalGreat Motivational SportsFear Of SuccessInspirational CareerGreatest AthleteAthletic MotivationalInspiring AthleteProfessional CareerMotivational CareerPast FailuresFear Of FailingInspirational WinningBasketball SuccessTrying To SucceedBasketball WinningWinning SportsWinning BasketballBasketball Is My LifeGreat AthleticFail To SucceedMotivate AthletesBasketball Is LifeBasketball And LifeBasketball LifeCareers And LifeNew Career Author:Michael Jordan
“Most start-up companies fail and it is smart public policy to help entrepreneurs increase their odds of succeeding. But, the biggest loss to our economy is not all the start-ups that didn't make it: It's the ones that might have been created but weren't.” Has BeensHelpingMightLossCompanyEconomyFailingPolicySucceedSmartIncreaseEntrepreneurOddsMight Have BeenPublic Policy Author:Eric Ries