Sentence examples for private failures from inspiring English sources

But as he travels toward his honorary degree, so Borg dreams and remembers and feels shocked by his private failures.

On the other hand, consider that the regulation-lite liberal economic model has finally been exposed with an explosion of public finances to support private failures.

Mr Lockhart reckons that private failures are down to bad procurement, and highlights successful examples such as the Sussex police, who contracted out some of their guard work and seem happy.

Decent people who are proud of their faith, do good things and succeed in life tend to irritate some of us; they remind us of our private failures, so, naturally, we hope they stumble.

"The proposed reprivatisation of the east coast, after the public sector rescued the service following two private failures, proves conclusively that the political class have learned absolutely nothing when it comes to our railways.

"With dedication to duty, honest answers and the humility of a man who has been shamed in public by his private failures, I face the future as a man who has much work to do, for my family and the citizens of the commonwealth," Mr. Patton, 65, said as cameras zoomed in on his exchange of hugs with family members standing by him.

I like the idea of private failure.

Though he ends up a success as commander, he is a private failure, having refused to help a Jewish Frenchwoman and Resistance fighter make it to the United States.

Daniel, the protagonist of "The Possibility of an Island" (2006), is a well-known comedian but a private failure, who cannot sustain relationships with women.

But as he travels toward his honorary degree, so Borg dreams and remembers and feels shocked by the private failure of his life.

In the absence of that, we need strong regulation - and in the absence of that, we will continue to use public money to bail out private failure.