Having in my life been bitten by Posted on July 3, 2016July 3, 2011 by admin “Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.” — Rupert Holmes Author: Rupert Holmes Category: failure Tags: failure, Rupert Holmes Spread the love Related posts: Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries Failures are finger posts on the road You cannot climb the ladder of success Every failure is a step to success.