If youre not failing every now and again, its a sign youre not doing anything very innovative. – Woody Allen
Ones only rival is ones own potentialities. Ones only failure is failing to live up to ones own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. – Abraham Maslow
I really dont think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I dont mind the failure but I cant imagine that Id forgive myself if I didnt try. – Nikki Giovanni
Dont be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed. – Lily Tomlin
You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which clicks. – Florence Scovel Shinn
Success is not built on success. Its built on failure. Its built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe. – Sumner Redstone
For every failure, theres an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. – Mary Kay Ash
If at first you dont succeed, failure may be your style. – Quentin Crisp
Success isnt permanent and failure isnt fatal. – Mike Ditka
Show me a good and gracious loser and Ill show you a failure. – Knute Rockne
You gotta lose em some of the time. When you do, lose em right. – Casey Stengel
Dont be afraid of failure be afraid of petty success. – Maude Adams
I have probably purchased fifty hot tips in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser. – Charles M. Schwab
Failure is a word that I simply dont accept. – John H. Johnson
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesnt work and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. – Roger von Oech
I wasnt afraid to fail. Something good always comes out of failure. – Anne Baxter
Losing is no disgrace if youve given your best. – Jim Palmer
I dont know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. – Bill Cosby
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You dont try to forget the mistakes, but you dont dwell on it. You dont let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. – Johnny Cash
The fact that we are here today to debate raising Americas debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase Americas debt. – Barack Obama
