Failure

Theodore Roosevelt
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” — Theodore Roosevelt
Herman Melville
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville
Oprah Winfrey
“Failing is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey
Bruce Lee
“Zen insists that the whole trouble is just our failure to realize that there is no problem.” — Bruce Lee
Zig Ziglar
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” — Zig Ziglar
Herman Melville
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville
Henry David Thoreau
“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” — Henry David Thoreau
Lolly Daskal
“Many people spend more time looking at their failures than focusing on their successes.” — Lolly Daskal
Henry Ford
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford
Napoleon Hill
“Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” — Napoleon Hill
Winston Churchill
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
Brian Tracy
“Most people achieved their greatest success one step beyond what looked like their greatest failure.” — Brian Tracy
Paulo Coelho
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” — Paulo Coelho
Michael Jordan
“Failure is acceptable. Not trying is a whole different ball park.” — Michael Jordan
Elon Musk
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” — Elon Musk
Robert F. Kennedy
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” — Robert F. Kennedy
Zig Ziglar
“Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. ” — Zig Ziglar
Conrad Hilton
“Success is never final; failure is never fatal.” — Conrad Hilton
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Napoleon Hill
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” — Napoleon Hill
Unknown
“Avoiding failure is to avoid progress.” — Unknown
Coco Chanel
“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.” — Coco Chanel
John Wooden
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” — John Wooden
Alexander Graham Bell
“The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.” — Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Beckett
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. ” — Samuel Beckett
Unknown
“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” — Unknown
Paramahansa Yogananda
“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. ” — Paramahansa Yogananda
Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” — Thomas Edison
Og Mandino
“Failure is the highway to success.” — Og Mandino
James Allen
“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.” — James Allen
Tony Robbins
“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.” — Tony Robbins
Jack Butcher
“Failure is feedback. Learn from it and move on.” — Jack Butcher
Woody Allen
“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” — Woody Allen
Michael Jordan
“The key to success is failure.” — Michael Jordan
Thomas Edison
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas Edison
Brian Tracy
“Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want success faster, double your rate of failure.” — Brian Tracy
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Benjamin Franklin
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin
Oprah Winfrey
“Failure is just information and an opportunity to change your course.” — Oprah Winfrey
Morihei Ueshiba
“Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.” — Morihei Ueshiba
Oprah Winfrey
“Failure is a great teacher. If you're open to it every mistake has a lesson to offer.” — Oprah Winfrey
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Nikola Tesla
“Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more. ” — Nikola Tesla
Norman Vaughan
“Dream big and dare to fail.” — Norman Vaughan
Elbert Hubbard
“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.” — Elbert Hubbard
James Cameron
“If you set your goals ridiculously high and its a failure, you will fail above everyone elses success.” — James Cameron
Og Mandino
“Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day!” — Og Mandino
Naval Ravikant
“Good entrepreneurs don't fail because they stay at it.” — Naval Ravikant
Robert Browning
“A minute's success pays the failure of years.” — Robert Browning
Maxime Lagace
“Scared people want comfort and certainty so they avoid failure. People living fully seek challenges because this is where they feel alive.” — Maxime Lagace

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