"If you could erase all the mistakes of your past, you would also erase all the wisdom of your present."
- Anonymousinspiring , Anonymous , experience , failure , mistakes , past , wisdom
72 Failure Quotes Inspirational - Page 1
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"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
- Albert Einstein
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery"
- James Joycemotivational , James Joyce , failure , growth , lessons , mistakes , try-again
"Failure is an option. Fear is not."
- James Cameronmotivational , James Cameron , entrepreneur , failure , fear , fearless , strong-positive-mindset , risks
"Failure is often the line of least persistence"
- Zig Ziglarmotivational , Zig Ziglar , failure , persistence , try-again
"Try and fail, but don't fail to try."
- John Quincy Adamsmotivational , John Quincy Adams , boldness , failure , risks
"Failure is essentially irrelevant unless it is catastrophic"
- Elon Musk Air Warfare Symposium Fireside Chat on February 2020
motivational , Elon Musk , failure , innovator-inventor , try-again
"An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail"
- Edwin Landinspiring , motivational , Edwin Land , boldness , creativity , failure , fearless , mistakes
"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories."
- Ralph Waldo Emersonmotivational , Ralph Waldo Emerson , experience , failure , growth , success , victory , winning
"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."
- Zig Ziglarmotivational , Zig Ziglar , failure , perseverance , try-again
"If you want to be successful, respect one rule: Never let failure take control of you"
- Leonardo DiCapriomotivational , Leonardo DiCaprio , failure , mentality , mistakes , self-control , success
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."
- Bill Gatesmotivational , Bill Gates , ego , failure , lost , success
"Failure is a great teacher and if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer"
- Oprah Winfreyinspiring , motivational , Oprah Winfrey , failure , lessons , mistakes , open-minded , teacher
"Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure"
- John C Maxwellmotivational , John C Maxwell , attitude , failure , growth , try-again
"You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them"
- Orison Swett Mardeninspiring , motivational , Orison Swett Marden , experience , failure , learning , mistakes
"As long as you try your best, you are never a failure."
- John Woodenmotivational , John Wooden , competition , dedication , failure , give-your-best , sports
"It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success."
- JK Rowlingmotivational , JK Rowling , ability , failure , learning , lessons , success
"Failure may be an unbelievable gift in disguise if you use it to make better decisions in the future."
- Tony Robbinsmotivational , Tony Robbins , decisions , experience , failure , growth , learning , lessons , mistakes
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all."
- JK Rowlinginspiring , motivational , JK Rowling , failure , impossible , life , live , mistakes , risks
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."
- Paulo Coelhomotivational , Paulo Coelho , achievement , believe , dreams , failure , fear , impossible , overthinking
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."
- Truman Capotemotivational , Truman Capote , contrast , failure , success
"Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing."
- Denis Waitleymotivational , Denis Waitley , failure , fear , risks
"We’re born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure."
- Whoopi Goldberginspiring , motivational , Whoopi Goldberg , failure , pleasing-others , rebellious , success , what-others-think
"If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."
- Elon Muskmotivational , Elon Musk , business , entrepreneur , failure , fearless , innovator-inventor , mistakes , risks
"Forget your mistakes, but remember what they taught you."
- Benjamin Franklininspiring , motivational , Benjamin Franklin , experience , failure , learning , lessons , mistakes , moving-on
"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success"
- James Cameronmotivational , James Cameron , dreams , excellence , failure , goals , perfection , success
"The difference between success and failure is energy."
- Vince Lombardimotivational , Vince Lombardi , determination , energy , failure , focus , success
"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
- Plutarchmotivational , Plutarch , experience , failure , future , learning , mistakes , self-improvement , wisdom , wise
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
- Maya Angeloumotivational , Maya Angelou , defeat , experience , failure , growth , lessons , regret , self-improvement , unstoppable
"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end."
- Denis Waitleymotivational , Denis Waitley , defeat , difficulties , disappointment , failure , obstacles , teacher , this-too-shall-pass
"Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement."
- CS Lewismotivational , CS Lewis , achievement , defeat , disappointment , failure , mistakes , success
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchillmotivational , Winston Churchill , courage , defeat , disappointment , failure , moving-on , perseverance , progress , strength , this-too-shall-pass , unputdownable
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
- Henry Fordinspiring , motivational , Henry Ford , business , entrepreneur , failure , fearless , mistakes , new-beginning , unputdownable , unstoppable
"Biographies of great people taught me, that even eminent people fail but they keep getting up."
- Tony Robbinsmotivational , Tony Robbins , defeat , failure , mistakes , people , unputdownable
"Life knows no failure. Failure exists only for those who are always comparing themselves with others."
- Sadhguruinspiring , motivational , Sadhguru , confidence , defeat , failure , fearless , illusion , invincible , life , mistakes , reality , self-esteem , unputdownable , unstoppable
"There are a thousand lessons in defeat."
- Confuciusinspiring , motivational , Confucius , defeat , failure , learning , lessons , mistakes , unputdownable
"It’s fine to celebrate success. But it’s better to heed the lessons of failure."
- Bill Gatesmotivational , Bill Gates , experience , failure , learning , lessons , success
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying."
- Michael Jordanmotivational , Michael Jordan , courage , doubts , failure , risks , try-again
"I failed my way to success"
- Thomas Edisonmotivational , Thomas Edison , entrepreneur , failure , mistakes , success
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
- Bill Cosbyinspiring , motivational , Bill Cosby , approval , conformity , failure , pleasing-others , rebellious , what-others-think