Most parents are not really ‘supportive’ because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they ‘support’ their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures … in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success parents children selflessness child selfishness failure support kids peers neighbors kid neighbours



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Miracles' rely on their observer’s ignorance. 'Perfection' relies on the observer’s failure to notice the observed’s defects.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: religion miracles ignorance failure perfect perfection observer defect



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A son is an unfulfilled man’s last attempt to fulfill his unfulfilled dreams.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success dreams failure father son



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He who fails to achieve a dream set by himself is more honorable than he who succeeds in achieving a dream set by his society.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success society conformity dream failure independent-thinking



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failure is not absolute, failure grants experience, experience prevents failure

Adam

Tags: failure



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Some women sleep their way to the top. Most men sleep their way to the bottom.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: money success women prostitution sex failure corporate-ladder



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Employment is the exploitation of the employer’s courage, and, the employed’s fear of failure.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: fear courage failure exploitation employment fear-of-failure employee employer



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You know you made it, when people you know, tell people they know, that you know them.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success failure show-off name-dropping



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You know you made it, when your friends tell their friends that you are their friend.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success friends failure show-off name-dropping



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To fail, try to please your critics. To please your critics, try to fail.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tags: success criticism failure critics please



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