Failure Inspirational Quotes

• Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Twitter post from Oct 08, 2015

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• Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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.

  Denis Waitley

  Motivational, Change, Teacher

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  I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

  George Burns

  Inspirational, Cute, Positive

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  Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

  Truman Capote

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Success, Educational, Failure

  "The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison". Book by Thomas A. Edison, 1948.

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• If you're not failing, you're not trying anything.

  Woody Allen

  Failure, Trying, Learning From Mistakes

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

  Bertrand Russell

  Inspirational, Success, Wisdom

  Unpopular Essays (1950) "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"

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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.

  Georges Clemenceau

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

  "Clemenceau, The Events of His Life as Told by Himself to His Former Secretary, Jean Martet". Book by Georges Clemenceau, 1930.

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• Show me a satisfied man, and I'll show you a failure.

  Albert Einstein

  Failure, Men, Infinite Intelligence

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• You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Running, Fear, Cancer

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• The world is full of educated derelicts.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• We are all failures - at least the best of us are.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Moving On, Success

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• Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

  Virgil Thomson

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Fear

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• Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Inspiring, Success, Mistake

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.133, Shambhala Publications

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• Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

  Brian Tracy

  Inspirational, Motivational, Eye

  Brian Tracy, Azim Jamal (2016). “What You Seek Is Seeking You”, p.139, Jaico Publishing House

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

  Napoleon Hill

  Success, Perseverance, Attitude

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.92, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Success, Failure

  Robert Kiyosaki (2015). “Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!”, p.151, Robert Kiyosaki

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• Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

  Bill Gates

  Leadership, Business, Motivation

  Bill Gates (2009). “Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy”, p.86, Hachette UK

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• Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

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• Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

  Steve Jobs

  Life, Fear, Failure

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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• What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Being Strong, Confidence, Courage

  Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

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