“Hannah Baker: Do you think I could ever be as pretty as Jessica Davis? [awkward silence] Great. Thanks. Got it. Clay Jensen: No, I—I just... I mean, yeah, Jessica's pretty and all, but you're special. Hannah Baker: Special. Like retarded. Clay Jensen: Did I say retarded? I didn't say retarded, and I…”— Brian Yorkey, Clay Jensen, Dylan Minnette, imdb.com
“When we fail, is there a way to eliminate the shame of that and instead make it a failure you can be proud of?”— Hank Green, youtube.com
“Failure is not final. It carries no judgment and yields no conclusions. The word comes from the Latin fallere, to deceive. Failure is deceit. It aims to defeat us. We must not be fooled. Failure is lesson, not loss; it is gain, not shame.”— Kevin Ashton, amazon.com