The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.
P. J. O'Rourke
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With everything that is complex, we learn. If you don't learn, then it's an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and you're able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. -
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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- You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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