I'm a big believer that success is never final and failure is never fatal., San Francisco Examiner, April 5, 2008
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success and failure are both temporary states.
- In plain terms
- Success and failure are not permanent.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep going because neither state lasts forever.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you learn a lesson from failure?
- How do you define success?
Another view
It simplifies complex outcomes.
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