This is the paradox for me: in failure alone is there any possibility of success. I don't think I'm alone in this - nor do I think it's an attitude that only prevails among people whose work is obviously 'creative'.
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Success can be destructive to the creative process. I say it all the time: success is as dangerous as total failure.
Success is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure.
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.
Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.
To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.
Success is a matter of one's own feeling about oneself.
Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if you're not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are.
It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.
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