Motivational Quotes

Failure

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

- Ford, Henry

Best Quotes about Failure

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

Hill, Napoleon

Past failures are guideposts to success.

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

James, William

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

Patton, George S.

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

George, William Lloyd

It takes a lot more energy to fail than to succeed, since it takes a lot of concentrated energy to hold on to beliefs that don't work.

Gillies, Jerry

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

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

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

Lynch, Charles

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Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times,and what happens when he says, I am a failure.

Hayakawa, S. I.

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Thought is born of failure.

Whyte, Lancelot Law

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A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

Bloch, Arthur

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

Proverb

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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

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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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Failure is not an option.

Movie, Apollo 13

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Anyone seen on a bus after age thirty has been a failure in life.

Loelia, Duchess

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Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.

Samuel McChord Crothers

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Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

Walt Whitman

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The man who tries to do something and fails is infinitely better than he who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

Jones, Lloyd

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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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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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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)

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

Seneca

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

Carver, George Washington

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Everyone pushes a falling fence.

Proverb, Chinese

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We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.

Grayson, David

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Success is 99 percent failure.

Honda, Soichiro

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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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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

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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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Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.

Sivananda, Sri Swami

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

Bill Lyon

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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

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

Winfrey, Oprah

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Edward Albee

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

Aoki, Rocky

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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Sophocles

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It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Gore Vidal

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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Failure is not the worst thing in the world -- the very worst is not to try

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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Ruth, Babe

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If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.

Porsche, Dr.

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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

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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.