Before I was married, I didn't consider my failure to manage even basic hand tools a feminist inadequacy. I thought it had more to do with being Jewish. The Jews I knew growing up didn't do 'do-it-yourself.' When my father needed to hammer something he generally used his shoe, and the only real tool he owned was a pair of needle-nose pliers.
Copy QuoteNothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Copy Quote View & ShareFar better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Copy Quote View & ShareI can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Copy Quote View & ShareDefeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
Copy Quote View & ShareEvery adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
Copy Quote View & ShareA failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
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