"The fear of failure is not just the greatest fear of man, it is the fear of man. All other fears are avatars of the fear of failure."
- Anup Kochhar
"We need to substitute ‘trier’ for failure. The word ‘fail’ is closely related to the word fall. A child taking his first step falls, cries and then tries again. Why does he try again? Because he wants..."
"The Fear of failure is the greatest fear of man. Even the fear of death is fear of failing to continue life."
"The fear of failure kills creativity and intelligence. The only thing it produces is conformity."
"Failure per se is not a disease but it can trigger anxiety, depression and even suicide. If failure can strike anyone, how can we handle it? Medical science has a well-defined mechanism in place for d..."
"What does failure do to us? We fall into a vicious downward spiral. Failure is a lot like a shot from a double barrel gun but with a difference. The first shot is like the news which explodes in one’s..."
"Failure is a social taboo."
"Can we quantify failure in degrees and say, ‘on a 10 point scale this failure causes this much pain?’ Extremely difficult."
"The Fear of failure is the greatest fear of man. Even the fear of death is fear of failing to continue life,"
"Failure is like flu. It can happen to anyone. Just as it is difficult to find a person who hasn’t had the flu, it is difficult to find someone who has not been stuck by failure at some time."