"I’m very competitive, and my ego couldn’t handle that lack of success." ― Gavin DeGraw Topic(s): Success More From Gavin DeGraw "So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure." "My dad didn’t want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it." "So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn’t work out, I’d take that as failing." More In Success "Distressed properties are often vacant and in disrepair, and thus sold at significant discounts. As the share of distressed sales grows, home prices fall."― Mark Zandi "Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety."― Aeschylus "There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success."― Max Beerbohm