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““We must remember that failure gives us chances to grow, and we ignore those chances at our own peril.””

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“So I tell myself that I have time, even when I don’t. As in, ‘Okay, I’m going to proceed as if I have time—I’m…

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“Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller scale, separate…

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“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you…

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“You might say I’m an advocate for humility in leaders. But to be truly humble, those leaders must first understand how many of the…

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“Rejecting failure and avoiding mistakes seem like high-minded”

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“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.”

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“My rule of thumb is that any time we impose limits or procedures, we should ask how they will aid in enabling people to…

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“Toy Story went on to become the top-grossing film of the year and would earn $358 million worldwide. But it wasn’t just the numbers…

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“THERE IS NOTHING quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.”

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“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard…

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When you do things they're absolutely right at that time for you and it can always teach you something about yourself. You can take…

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Failures happen. You can't cry over them. You just take it in your stride because you know that you have done your best... Sometimes,…

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No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

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“Rhiannon's Law #28: If you're going to fuck up, be sure to fuck up good and proper. Nothing makes failure acceptable, so you might…

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Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life's cycle…

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If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.

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First action was a mistake. What about the second? third? fourth and fifth?...Mehn you are bad...

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God's love never fail :)

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Don’t you just hate nights like that, when you think over every mistake you’ve made, every hurt you’ve received, every bit of meanness you’ve…

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“Our failure to understand another being's inner reality doesn't make that reality any less real, or any less valuable to that being. (p.255)”

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I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad…

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Don't take too much comfort in the fact that you're successful today because tomorrow could bring failure. There's no surety in life.

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