The most common post YC failure case for the companies we fund, is they're incredibly focussed during YC on their company... and… — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
“Rather than emulate the world of politics, where failures are hidden from others and as a result bound to be repeated over… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The mistake that the Bush administration should admit to is not so much that they made the wrong choices. They made the… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
You can understand other people only as much as you understand yourself and only on the level of your own being. This… — P.D. Ouspensky Copy Share Image
Even people who despise ego and aspire to humility, who plan to be humble once they are successful, are worried that actually… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
In terms of our foreign policy, that's where we made a mistake after 9/11. Everyone's going, "Why, why, why," and there wasn't… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
God knows the feelings in every human heart. He can soften sorrow and lead when there seems to be no light. Prayer… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
“If you ask me, too many men have a fixed mindset about sex. They believe they're pretty much born instinctively knowing everything… — Lynn Red Copy Share Image
Three simple rules in life If you do not GO after what you want, You will never heave it. If you do… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Failure is really a matter of conceit. People don't work hard because, in their conceit, they imagine they'll succeed without ever making… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
There are still many more days of failure ahead, whole seasons of failure, things will go terribly wrong, you will have huge… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
The most common cause of failure in life is ignorance of one's own True Will, or of the means by which to… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“Here’s what college will get you: a sad, lonely, competitive longing for unattainable goals and a deep anxiety about impending failure and… — Ron Burgundy Copy Share Image
“Live all you can. It's a mistake not to. It doesn't matter what you do -- but live. This place makes it… — William Dean Howells Copy Share Image
“Fight the Fight and Never Accept Defeat... Life is like a three minute round. Step into that ring, feel the adrenaline,throw your… — Carol Gambill Copy Share Image
“And most important, nobody could love or relate to you. It would be impossible to feel any love for someone who was… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
“Failure isn't a reason to give up. It's the price of progress. We learn from it, we grow from it, we become… — Jon Skovron Copy Share Image
Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share Image
When I was a freshman in college, I went to a broadcast class by mistake. The first day, the instructor said, "Television… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
“After learning , please be realistic. Give yourself a permission to keep making mistakes. We must also give ourselves the gift of… — John Gray Copy Share Image
What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Failure is a big part of a free market's success. People fail to live up to their potential, or to carry out… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
One of the biggest mistakes I see in the bedroom is that they plan to be doing things other than sleeping in… — Jonathan Scott Copy Share Image
“Mao has never accepted the failure of the "Great Leap". As one of the texts reproduced below demonstrates, he would have preferred… — Simon Leys Copy Share Image
People who belong together, stay together. Despite major setbacks and disagreements. They may deal in fault & blame temporarily, but ultimately they… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
The success of an archery shot may bring food to the hunter's starving family, or may constitute a horrible murder. But these… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
“There is a moment when all things can be beautiful, heroic. That moment when life defies death and defeat ... Life and… — Haydee Santamaria Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile grid researchers are tackling the next set of challenges: How can we manage large, distributed infrastructures so that they deliver reliable… — Scientific American Copy Share Image
We can only learn to deal with failure by actually experiencing failure, by living through it. The earlier we face difficulties and… — Tal Ben-Shahar Copy Share Image
Every player makes mistakes; every goalkeeper makes mistakes. Every manager does, every broadcaster - every person in life makes mistakes. But for… — Peter Schmeichel Copy Share Image
Obedience comes with pain. Often, the first effect of obedience is not blessings, but suffering. Sometimes, what obeying requires of us will… — London Mond Copy Share Image
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat so that… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A broken heart is such a shabby thing, like poverty and failure and the incurable diseases which are also deforming. I hate… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
In my mind, the men and women of NASA are history's modern pioneers. They attempt the impossible, accept failure, and then back… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
When a really new product comes along, it's almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it. The reason is… — Al Ries Copy Share Image
“There were many tomorrows to be lived through his children. He could only hope that they would face them more courageously than… — Roy L. Pickering Jr Copy Share Image
As far as the talent goes, when you see somebody who's really hungry and talented and has a bright future, you are… — Triple H Copy Share Image
“I know a lot of people who just say that they are sorry for mistakes that they do, but most seem to… — Austin V. Songer Copy Share Image
Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail. Anyone who is currently achieving… — John Landis Mason Copy Share Image
