Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss. Just sharing that truth can be a very powerful thing.
Jay-ZRead
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Successful individuals fear failure more deeply as they understand the stakes of losing what they have achieved.
This quote by Jay-Z emphasizes that those who have achieved success carry a profound fear of failure because they are acutely aware of what they stand to lose. In contrast, those who have not experienced success may not have a tangible reference point for loss, making them less aware of the potential consequences of failure. Thus, the experience of success can heighten the awareness and fear of failure, shaping a person's drive and resilience in pursuing their goals.
Themes
SuccessFailureFearAchievementResilience
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech to students about the importance of striving for goals.
More from Jay-Z
All quotes →The most amazing feeling I feel_x000D_ _x000D_ Words can't describe what I'm feeling for real _x000D_ _x000D_ Maybe I paint the sky blue _x000D_ _x000D_ My greatest creation was you.
Jay-ZRead
Far from a Harvard student, just had the balls to do it
Jay-ZRead
I never ask for nothin' I don't demand of myself. Honesty, loyalty, friends and then wealth
Jay-ZRead
It was a very intense and stressful situation. There was playing in the Johnny-pump (an opened fire hydrant) and the ice-cream man coming around and all of these games that we'd play, and suddenly it would turn just violent and there would be shootings at 12 in the afternoon on any given day.
Jay-ZRead
I would run into the corner store, the bodega, and just grab a paper bag or buy juice - anything just to get a paper bag. And I'd write the words on the paper bag and stuff these ideas in my pocket until I got back. Then I would transfer them into the notebook.
Jay-ZRead
Similar quotes
Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner or it can be alone, but professional chess is always a pursuit of something new and surprising.
Viswanathan AnandRead
The fans had become used to looking toward the scoreboard whenever a gymnast stuck a landing. You could tell they were thinking, 'Was that good enough? Would the numbers read 10.00?' The athlete was looking, too.
Nadia ComaneciRead
In my 14 years, catching 200 yards or scoring 3 touchdowns in a game, breaking a record - none of those compared to winning the Super Bowl for the first time.
Shannon SharpeRead
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
William Arthur WardRead
I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.
Francis Ford CoppolaRead
Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.
Napoleon HillRead