Motivational Quotes

Failure

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

- Neuharth, Al

Best Quotes about 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

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

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Men do not fail; they give up trying.

Root, Elihu

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

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when he is beaten; there is no failure for the determined endeavor; the unconquerable will. There is no failure for the man who gets up every time he falls, who rebounds like a rubber ball, who persists when everyone else gives up, who pushes on when everyone else turns back.

Marden, Orison Swett

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

Miller, Henry

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.

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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Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.

Carl Jung

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Failure is not fatal; victory is not success.

Richardson, Tony

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

Seneca

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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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Thought is born of failure.

Whyte, Lancelot Law

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

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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

Clarke, J. Richard

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We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

Kettering, Charles F.

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Success is the proper utilization of failure.

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A hard fall means a high bounce... if you're made of the right material.

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No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward.

Bose, Amar Gopal

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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Kennedy, Robert F.

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

Hill, Napoleon

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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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Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

Ford, Henry

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Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

Korda, Michael

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Failure is the path of least persistence

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Success is 99 percent failure.

Honda, Soichiro

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Some defeats are only installments to victory.

Riis, Jacob

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

Carver, George Washington

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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

Proverb, African

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If you are bitten by a snake, what's the best thing to do? Remain calm, separate the poison from the rest of your body, suck the poison out. Worst thing to do: get upset, chase and kill snake. Same when someone strikes out at you verbally. Remain calm, don't try to strike back at the other person. Don't let the poison spread throughout your system.

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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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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

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Every failure is a step to success.

Whewell, William

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Failures are divided into two classes -- those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.

Salak, John Charles