Quote by Toby Young
America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more res

America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure. – Toby Young

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In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a persons life chances, so were less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that its much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America. – Toby Young

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Failure
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Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father. – Toby Young

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relationship
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Ive become a professional failure – in order to pay the mortgage I have to remain unemployed. Luckily, a disaster always seems to befall me at exactly the right moment. – Toby Young

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You have to be able to accept failure to get better. – LeBron James

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Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks of life. – E. Franklin Frazier

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I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like youre stupid. – Amy Sedaris

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The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia. – Hideki Tojo

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