David Packard (1912–1996) American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, businessman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense,…
Source: Bill & Dave, 2007, p. 393
Success
Source: https://www.yourquote.in/ahmed-omaar-crc7k/quotes
David Packard (1912–1996) American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, businessman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense,…
Source: Bill & Dave, 2007, p. 393
“If you're afraid to fail in a startup, you're destined to do so.”
Steve Blank (1953) American businessman
Source: The Startup Owner’s Manual (2012), p. 33.
“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
“If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.”
Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) American basketball player
Francesco Petrarca Il Canzoniere
Perché la vita è breve,
et l'ingegno paventa a l'alta impresa,
né di lui né di lei molto mi fido.
Canzone 71, st. 1
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”
Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) American scientist and inventor
As quoted in "A Genius and His Magic Camera" in LIFE magazine (27 October 1972); also in The Instant Image : Edwin Land and the Polaroid Experience (1978) by Mark Olshaker, p. 65
Variant: An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.
Context: An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Scientists made a great invention by calling their activities hypotheses and experiments. They made it permissible to fail repeatedly until in the end they got the results they wanted. In politics or government, if you made a hypothesis and it didn't work out, you had your head cut off.
“The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.”
Steve Martin (1945) American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer
