I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.

You get so afraid of failure and so afraid of losing and so afraid of not being the best that it's not a natural drive - it's born out of fear of failure. Which helps in Hollywood.