Motivational Quotes

Failure

He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.

- Miller, Arthur

Best Quotes about Failure

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.

Clarke, J. Richard

Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.

Lutzer, Erwin W.

It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.

Tracy, Brian

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

Fitzgerald, Ella

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

Ziglar, Zig

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience.

Hubbard, Elbert

Men do not fail; they give up trying.

Root, Elihu

When you stand at the edge of the cliff, jump to fly, not to fall.

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.

Hopkins, Tom

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Success is the proper utilization of failure.

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A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose.

Hubbard, Elbert

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Accept failure as a normal part of living. View it as part of the process of exploring your world; make a note of its lessons and move on.

Hobson, Tom

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On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.

Bhagavad Gita

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Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

Hill, Napoleon

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I have not failed. I've just found 10, 000 ways that won't work.

Edison, Thomas A.

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There is not a fiercer hell than the failure in a great object.

Keats, John

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The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Eliot, George

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If you've never failed you've never tried.

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In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.

Viscott, David

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You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.

Kettering, Charles F.

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You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour.

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In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain.

Robertson, Frederick W.

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To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

Viscott, David

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The only true failure lies in failure to start.

Walker, Harold Blake

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Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.

Vauvenargues, Marquis De

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Everyone pushes a falling fence.

Proverb, Chinese

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Success is 99 percent failure.

Honda, Soichiro

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He's no failure. He's not dead yet.

George, William Lloyd

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If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Seneca

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There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention.

Baldwin, James

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If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Just because you've lost doesn't necessarily mean you've failed.

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Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

Schuller, Robert H.

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I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.

Edison, Thomas A.

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To win you've got to stay in the game.

Bristol, Claude M.

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Silicon Valley is a graveyard. Failure is Silicon Valley's greatest strength.

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What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

Phillips, Wendell

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Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

Hill, Napoleon

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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

James, William

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The greatest failure is a person who never admits that he can be a failure.

Weiskott, Gerald. N.

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The world itself is pregnant with failure, is the perfect manifestation of imperfection, of the consciousness of failure.

Miller, Henry

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Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.

J.K. Rowling

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Even a tombstone says good things about a fellow who's down.

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All honor to him who shall win the prize. The world has cried for a thousand years. But to him who tries and fails and dies, I give great honor and glory and tears.

Miller, Joaquin

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When we can begin to take our failures seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.

Mansfield, Katherine

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I think you actually get a kick out of being disappointed and under-achieving, because it's easier, isn't it? Failure and unhappiness is easier because you can make a joke out of it.

David Nicholls

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My downfall raises me to infinite heights.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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From time to time, life as a leader can look hopeless. To help you, consider a man who lived through this: Failed in business at age 31. Defeated for the legislature at 32. Again failed in business at 34. Sweetheart died at 35. Had a nervous breakdown at 36. Defeated in election at 38. Defeated for Congress at 43. Defeated for Congress at 46. Defeated for Congress at 48. Defeated for Senate at 55. Defeated for Vice President at 56. Defeated for Senate at 58. Elected President at age 60. This man was Abraham Lincoln.