Quote by William Hurt

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that

Summary

This quote expresses the feeling of disparity between how one is seen by others and how they perceive themselves. The individual is referred to as a success by others, which implies accomplishments and achievements. However, these external validations contrast with their internal self-perception, suggesting that they consider themselves a failure. This highlights the possibility of personal struggles and insecurities that are not evident to others, reminding us of the subjectivity and complexity of measuring success.

Topics

By William Hurt

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. Tha

One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland --and no other.

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in som

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

A hen is only a egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only a egg's way of making another egg.

Samuel Butler, Life and Habit

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will d

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

People who have little to do are excessive talkers.

People who have little to do are excessive talkers.

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get h

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.

I don't dismiss the music that I was involved with, I don't

I don't dismiss the music that I was involved with, I don't think it was a joke, I don't think it was funny or a phase, I don't think it was just something I was doing back then, to me it was who I am. It connects all the way through. I don't distance myself from any of it.

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.

It is always right that a man should be able to render a rea

It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him.