We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Success tempts many to their ruin.
As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct.
I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.
People still don't appreciate how ephemeral success is.
I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
Success can be destructive to the creative process. I say it all the time: success is as dangerous as total failure.
Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness.
People don't like success.
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