Motivational Quotes

Failure

The man who fails because he aims astray or because he does not aim at all is to be found everywhere.

- Swinnerton, Frank

Best Quotes about Failure

1.

Failure is not fatal; victory is not success.

Richardson, Tony

2.

There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success.

Beerbohm, Sir Max

3.

The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.

Picabia, Francis

4.

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

5.

People don't fail, they give up

6.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Proverb, German

7.

Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

Lawes, Lewis E.

8.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

Winfrey, Oprah

9.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Haliburton, Thomas C.

10.

Success is 99 percent failure.

Honda, Soichiro

11.

If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.

Edward Albee

12.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

Aldrich, Thomas B.

13.

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

14.

If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.

Schuller, Robert H.

15.

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

Seneca

16.

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.

Merton, Thomas

17.

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

Ford, Henry

18.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

Cole, Edwin Louis

19.

You can always tell who the pioneers are because they have arrows in their back and are lying face down in the dirt.

20.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not lived at all. In which case, you've failed by default.

J.K. Rowling

21.

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

22.

Success is the proper utilization of failure.

23.

There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.

Robbins, Anthony

24.

There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.

Waitley, Denis

25.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

Givens, Charles J.

26.

Failure is not an option.

Movie, Apollo 13

27.

Everyone pushes a falling fence.

Proverb, Chinese

28.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Carver, George Washington

29.

I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win.

Hopkins, Tom

30.

There is no such thing as accidental failure. All failure is at least half imposed.

31.

Failure -- The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.

Hubbard, Elbert

32.

Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature demands personal progress, evolution, and every backward step means wasted energy.

Strindberg, J. August

33.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Gore Vidal

34.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Thoreau, Henry David

35.

Failure too is a form of death...

Greene, Graham

36.

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

Vauvenargues, Marquis De

37.

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

Tracy, Brian

38.

Misfortunes one can endure -- they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults -- Ah! there is the sting of life.

Wilde, Oscar

39.

The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.

Peterson, Wilferd A.

40.

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

41.

Every failure is a step to success.

Whewell, William

42.

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

Schuller, Robert H.

43.

You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life.

Williams, A.L.

44.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Stein, Ben

45.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Ruth, Babe

46.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

Skinner, B(urrhus) F(rederic)

47.

If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel overwhelmed.

Robbins, Anthony

48.

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Disney, Walt

49.

I cannot give the formula for success, but I can give you the formula of failure -- which is try to please everybody.

Swope, Herbert B.

50.

We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure all your life.

Gardner, John W.