1. But that's probably going to end in failure, so we need to be a bit more focused.

2. But the public is a fickle mistress, and all showbiz careers not cut short by death end in failure.

3. Of the three, Havel, naturally, is the best able to write about how all political careers end in failure, however many magnificent and unexpected victories there may be along the way.

4. 23 It is very easy to fall into the habit of doubting, fretting, and wondering if God has forsaken us and if after all our hopes are to end in failure. Let us refuse to be discouraged.