"Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable." ― Coco Chanel Topic(s): Success More From Coco Chanel "Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions." "I don’t know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men." "Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants." More In Success "In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it’s not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure."― David Friedman "Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain’s success."― Charles Kennedy "My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience."― Luis Barragan