Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be a fool but you're the fool in charge.
Carl ReinerRead
Even failures can turn into something positive if you just keep going. I wrote a television pilot called 'Head of the Family.' CBS didn't want it. It was considered a failure. But we reworked it. A year later, it became 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
Failures can lead to success if you persist.
This quote emphasizes the importance of perseverance in the face of setbacks. It highlights how initial failures can serve as the foundation for future successes, as demonstrated by Carl Reiner's experience with his television pilot 'Head of the Family,' which, after reworking, evolved into the successful show 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
Themes
FailureSuccessPerseveranceMotivationTelevision
In practice
Example use cases
To inspire your team after a project setback, you might say, 'Remember, even failures can turn into something positive if you just keep going.'
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