David doesn’t do failure
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span>/<span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>: “<span word="David">David</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="succeeds">succeeds</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="David">David</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="failure">failure</span>”.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="David">David</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="DO">DO</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="host">host</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="conceivable">conceivable</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>, <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Watergate">Watergate</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>: “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="should">should</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="me">me</span>!”</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="vein">vein</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="under">under</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="excuses">excuses</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="Everywhere">Everywhere</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masculine">masculine</span> <span word="ego">ego</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caricature">caricature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="macho">macho</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> - <span word="shooting">shooting</span>, <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="gangster">gangster</span> <span word="films">films</span> - <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="obsessive">obsessive</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="domination">domination</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Madonna">Madonna</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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