#lure

After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#could #failures #i #ordinary #satisfied

It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels. ↗

— Jon Corzine

#been #congress #current #failure #hour

Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#failure #just #opportunity #sometimes #you

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#because #being #failure #genuine #pure

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#building #construction #does #failure #finished

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#failure #forgive #i #imagine #life

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#first #if at first #may #style #succeed

She leaves, carrying a biodegradable carrier bag that reads THE SUICIDE SHOP on one side, and on the other: HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN A FAILURE? LET’S MAKE YOUR DEATH A SUCCESS! ↗

— Jean Teulé

#failure #suicide #death

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure. ↗

— George Cukor

#any #failure #successes #unless #you

I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#closer #fail #failure #gets #good