“Why did he do it?" "For the same reason everyone makes mistakes. He fell in love.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Always carry champagne! In victory You deserve it & in defeat You need it!” — Napoléon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
“Politeness. Being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else.” — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
I think we are making a mistake, a very big mistake if we look at what we call the Arab Awakening only… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When we don't win, we have to draw conclusions and assess our mistakes. Things can always be improved. — Sergio Ramos Copy Share Image
It is a common failing of childhood to think that if one makes a hero out of a demon the demon will… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Failure teaches us that life is but a draft, an endless rehearsal of a show that will never play.” — Hipolito Copy Share Image
Was it always my nature to take a bad time and block out the good times, until any success became an accident… — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
Part of growing up spiritually is learning to be grateful for all things, even our difficulties, disappointments, failures and humiliations. — Mike Aquilina Copy Share Image
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. — Al Gore Copy Share Image
We know people by their stories: their history, their habits, their secrets, their triumphs and failures. We know them by what they… — Bruce Barcott Copy Share Image
I realised that you could easily turn any room into a cinema with a projector, so I went on and on at… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
“We always want more, he thought, we always take our past successes for granted and assume they point the way to future… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
I've spent most of my life trying to think my way to happiness, and my failure to achieve that goal only proves,… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice President of the United States. Should have stuck with my… — John Nance Garner Copy Share Image
And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It has been a masterful fight-back by the big banks. We the paying public can't do anything much except admit defeat and… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
Let us assume that entertainment is the sole end of reading; even so I think you would hold that no mental employment… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
