We judged that a sudden, disorderly failure of Bear would have brought with it unpredictable but severe consequences for the functioning of the broader financial system and the broader economy, with lower equity prices, further downward pressure on home values, and less access to credit for companies and households.

Failure is unfortunately as common as success.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.