The failure of others does make succeeding easier.

I tend to stay away from single points of failure as a habit.

The old gate valves are prone to leaking/failure, and when you need them to work the handles are often stuck or break off. 

With a combination of alchohol, xanax and methadone he suffered some sort of heart failure in his late twenties and died on the phone talking to his mother about how he was feeling in that moment.

All leases shall: (i) be in writing; (ii) provide that the terms of the lease shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of the Condominium Documents, and any failure by the Lessee and the other Residents of the Unit pursuant to the Lease to comply with the terms of the Condominium Documents shall be a default under the lease; and (iii) be of a duration of not less than ninety (90) days.

The fields showed no signs of failure, however they have not been being used for some time and that area is quite over grown.

It's okay to fail - with each failure comes greater understanding.

Define failure.  

Fear of failure.

Embrace failure!