Motivational Quotes

Failure

There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.

- Waitley, Denis

Best Quotes about Failure

Thought is born of failure.

Whyte, Lancelot Law

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)

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

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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

Remember your past mistakes just long enough to profit by them.

Mckinnon, Dan

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

Swinnerton, Frank

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

Robbins, Anthony

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

Seneca

10.

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

Lawes, Lewis E.

11.

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

Proverb, German

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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Kennedy, Robert F.

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

Edison, Thomas A.

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Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.

Rohn, Jim

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If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

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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

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Every person who has become successful has simply formed the habit of doing things that failures dislike doing and will not do.

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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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Turn your scars into stars

Schuller, Robert H.

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Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Kettering, Charles F.

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If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

Bill Lyon

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I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

Aaron, Hank

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A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed -- I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

Clemenceau, Georges

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Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before reaching forty.

Neuharth, Al

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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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When someone is going downhill everyone likes to give them a kick.

Proverb

28.

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

Schuller, Robert H.

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Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory.

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Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than I was and began diverting all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

J.K. Rowling

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

Aldrich, Thomas B.

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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Quentin Crisp

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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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You win only if you aren't afraid to lose.

Aoki, Rocky

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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Waitley, Denis

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Past failures are guideposts to success.

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Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it's all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you're willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you're willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you've got the potential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.

Sugarman, Joseph

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Every failure is a step to success.

Whewell, William

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

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Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.

Perot, H. Ross

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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.

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Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

Waitley, Denis

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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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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.

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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.

Confucius

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

Givens, Charles J.

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You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose.