We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.

Huffington frames fallibility as a normal condition of ambitious work rather than a personal defect. The quote argues for psychological realism: decisions are made under uncertainty, and even earnest effort can produce “royal” mistakes. Its central reframing—failure as a component of success—pushes back against perfectionism and the fear of reputational damage that can paralyze action. Read this way, the line functions as advice for resilience: treat errors as feedback, integrate what they reveal, and continue iterating. It also implies a healthier definition of success, one measured by learning and persistence over time rather than by an uninterrupted record of correct choices.