Quote by Tennessee Williams
I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success. – Tennessee Williams

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I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really. – Tennessee Williams

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. – Colin Powell

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We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people. – Mira Sorvino

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