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This is a word that is being bantered around daily in the news. Failure to me is all in the mind.  Many times we have all heard of people who entered marathons and were simply happy to finish.  They didn’t fail, because they set a goal and accomplished that.  That is not failure.  But to many it could be because the person didn’t win.

Merrium-Webster defines failure:

Main Entry: fail·ure
Pronunciation: \?f?l-y?r\
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail
Date: 1643
1 a: omission of occurrence or performance ; specifically : a failing to perform a duty or expected action b (1): a state of inability to perform a normal function — compare heart failure (2): an abrupt cessation of normal functioning c: a fracturing or giving way under stress
2 a: lack of success b: a failing in business : bankruptcy
3 a: a falling short : deficiency b: deterioration , decay
4: one that has failed

I wanted to see what people I hang out with on Twitter thought about failure. I asked questions and made random statements several times throughout the day.

When is failure good?

@bobpick When Obama Fails
@DDoutel when you learn a lesson that enables you to succeed next time. #tcot
@phonemanA  It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. But how many times you try. Never give up.
@reland1 failure is good when you learn an important life lesson ( especially if no one is hurt) but that’s usually not the case

Libtards don’t want anyone to fail, might hurt ‘ittle feelings. Through failure you learn, and as you learn, you grow to a winner #tcot

@The_Anit_Guru But, they don’t want winners because that means someone has to lose. They want everyone mediocre and well behaved. #tcot

If someone loses a race, are they a failure? Or is just finishing the race a win for that person? #tcot 

@rdmiller If you quit you are a failure. If you lose you at least tried

Failure: Does it make you strong or weak? #tcot

@crevek  The bone can’t break in the same place twice… (Failure) #tcot
@jakematic Failure should make you strong. Strong by learning from mistakes. Like Edison and his myriad light bulbs before one worked. #tcot
@divadoll123 What’s that saying about history repeating itself? Failure is the only way to learn.

If Obama fails, who is harmed? #tcot

@bkgodfrey  liberalism #tcot

These are all the people that responded.  Its not some Pew poll or anything, but as you can see, they believe as I do.  Failure helps you learn and grow.  Stopping failure sometimes is bad.

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