Quotation by

George Burns

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

Failure

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George Burns is saying that it’s more fulfilling to try and not succeed in an activity you care deeply about than to do well in something that makes you unhappy. He values personal passion over external achievements when it comes to defining success and failure.

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