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It seems the best approach for any venture is a combo platter - Japan's quality-consciousness paired with America's willingness to experiment and (sometimes) fail.

~Daniel H. Pink

Topics: America Any Approach Best Experiment Fail Japan Seems Sometimes Venture Willingness

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There's a flipside to this; if you as an individual have the right to live on your own terms, you must have the right to both succeed and fail on them.

~Daniel Keys Moran

Topics: Both Fail Individual Live Must Own Right Succeed Terms Them You Your

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I think that I have less conviction than ever that poetry matters - that poetry changes or saves anything or anyone. But, in fact, that's tremendously freeing. If it doesn't matter much, the stakes are lower and you can't really fail. It's insurrection. It's a tiny alphabet revolution. A secret. A psalm.

~Daphne Gottlieb

Topics: Alphabet Anyone Anything Changes Conviction Ever Fact Fail Freeing In Fact Insurrection Less Lower Matter Matters Much Poetry Really Revolution Saves Secret Stakes Than Think Tiny Tremendously You I Think

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Failure can teach you something, and as long as you're moving very, very quickly, you're going to start piling up the wins. Speed gives you the luxury to be able to fail.

~Dara Khosrowshahi

Topics: Able Fail Failure Gives Going Long Luxury Moving Quickly Something Speed Start Teach Up Very Wins You

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Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act.

~Dave Freudenthal

Topics: Act Action Before Believe Broad Citizens Dreams Envy Fail Go Gone Judge Need Opportunity Our Outlines Should Those Translate Us Very Where Who Will Would I Believe

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You want to hire great people and give them the opportunity to fail. You need to let them figure things out as they go along. If they fail repeatedly, then you probably have to find a different person, but if you don't let people have that opportunity to fail, they don't get to learn and grow and try things.

~Dave Goldberg

Topics: Along Different Different Person Fail Figure Find Get Give Go Great Great People Grow Hire Learn Need Opportunity Out People Person Repeatedly Them Then Things Try Want You

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My judgment is that research in 'Star Wars' is going to fail, and I believe this so strongly that I'm willing to stake my professional reputation on this. I don't believe anybody is going to build this thing.

~Dave Parnas

Topics: Anybody Believe Build Fail Going Judgment Professional Reputation Research Stake Star Star Wars Strongly Thing Wars Willing I Believe

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While some sit on the sidelines and fail to offer any practical solutions to address high gas prices now, the House is once again taking action to meet the energy needs of the American people.

~Dave Reichert

Topics: Action Address Again American American People Any Energy Fail Gas Gas Prices High House Meet Needs Now Offer Once People Practical Prices Sidelines Sit Solutions Some Taking While

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Businesses that fail to develop their staff are twice as likely to collapse. Firms seeking to reposition themselves for the economic upturn need to invest in their staff's flexibility, responsiveness and skills.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Businesses Collapse Develop Economic Fail Flexibility Invest Likely Need Seeking Skills Staff Themselves Twice

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One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail.

~David Byrne

Topics: Allowed Audiences Benefits Clubs Fail Few Playing Small Years You

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