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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
I think one of the lessons of the Depression - and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated - was that when orthodoxy fails, then you need to try new things. And he was very willing to try unorthodox approaches when the orthodox approach had shown that it was not adequate.
Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.
When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds.
High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances.
You shouldn't be afraid of failure - when something fails, you think, 'What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time.' Then kill that project and move on to the next. Don't get disappointed.
