I think you have to be open to failure. As a society, we’re now far too judgy, and we just don’t let people make mistakes.
Emma Robertson, The Talks, 5 November 2025 source ↗
I think you have to be open to failure. As a society, we’re now far too judgy, and we just don’t let people make mistakes.
Emma Robertson, The Talks, 5 November 2025 source ↗
People fail because they’re taking on new challenges. If they don’t fail, it’s because they’ve only set themselves small goals, and they’ve placed themselves in a safe environment where they aren’t taking on challenges.
Failure is the most likely outcome of entrepreneurship. Hence there is absolutely nothing wrong with failure. It is the default outcome. Success on the other hand is rare and unpredictable. Very few find it. However what can help entrepreneurs succeed is when an ecosystem learns from failure.
Never give up. No matter how hard the challenge might be, no matter how hard a moment might be in one’s life, there is still hope. From every failure I’ve had, I’ve learned a lesson that has propelled me to something else that has actually been better than whatever I thought I could never get over.
I wrote a play called Knuckle in 1974, which opened to hostile reviews during the three-day week.
I don't ever want to stop learning. And I really want to learn French fluently.
Forgetfulness. I leave valuable possessions scattered around the globe.
I love curating things in general. I love writing. It might actually be the solution to my problem, my dilemma that I don't know what to do. It's because I like to do everything. I like to appease that nature of wanting to dabble in things.
Frogs and public speaking.
Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes life just sucks.
Playing ping pong in LA.
Richard Ford, Alex Honnold, Alan Dale, Peter Doherty, Larry Ellison, David MacMillan
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