“Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.”
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Rosalind Russell p. 383
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Rosalind Russell3
actress from the United States 1907–1976Related quotes
Eric Hoffer book The True Believer
Section 54
The True Believer (1951), Part Three: United Action and Self-Sacrifice
“Private misfortunes must never induce us to neglect public affairs.”
Alexandre Dumas book The Count of Monte Cristo
chapter 5 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo/Chapter_5 <br class="br">The Count of Monte Cristo (1845–1846)
“For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in
full view.”
Jill Shalvis (1963) American writer
Source: The Sweetest Thing
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
1790s, Farewell Address (1796)
Context: Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States
1930s, State of the Union Address (1935)
Context: We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the underprivileged. Both of these manifestations of injustice have retarded happiness. No wise man has any intention of destroying what is known as the profit motive; because by the profit motive we mean the right by work to earn a decent livelihood for ourselves and for our families.
We have, however, a clear mandate from the people, that Americans must forswear that conception of the acquisition of wealth which, through excessive profits, creates undue private power over private affairs and, to our misfortune, over public affairs as well. In building toward this end we do not destroy ambition, nor do we seek to divide our wealth into equal shares on stated occasions. We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him and his a proper security, a reasonable leisure, and a decent living throughout life, is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.
“There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Theodore Dalrymple (1949) English doctor and writer
Mr Brown's self-esteem issue - or, asks Theodore Dalrymple, does Gordon Brown really believe that he can solve the problems of the world.
Source: The Social Affairs Unit (2006 - 2008)
