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Nora Ephron

Journalist, essayist, screenwriter and film director

United States · 1941–2012

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Nora Ephron was an American journalist, essayist, screenwriter and director. She began as a reporter and magazine columnist before writing films including Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally… and Sleepless in Seattle, the last of which she also directed.

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Question How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a favourite failure? Failure & regret read 62 other answers →
I wish I had learned more from failure than just mortification. I don’t think you learn much from success, and I don’t think you learn much from failure, unfortunately. It’s one of the sad things. You certainly learn that it’s more fun to have a hit than a flop.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, 21 June 2007 source ↗

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