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title: "6 Causes Failure Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The habit of giving up when the present task is half finished and try something else is one of the chief causes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-d-larson/the-habit-of-giving-up-when-the-present-task-is-half-finished-and-try/)

[Christian D. Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-d-larson/)

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> [We need to discover the root causes of success rather than the root causes of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/we-need-to-discover-the-root-causes-of-success-rather-than-the-root/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/david-cooperrider-52692_causes_we-need-to-discover-the-root-causes-of-s_366925.jpg)

> [“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when overtaken by temporary defeat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/one-of-the-most-common-causes-of-failure-is-the-habit-of-quitting/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/napoleon-hill-201_failure_one-of-the-most-common-causes-of-failure_506104.jpg)

> [One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/one-of-the-most-common-causes-of-failure-is-the-habit-of-of-quitting/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/napoleon-hill-201_causes_one-of-the-most-common-causes-of-failure_710410.jpg)

> [“As long as companies continue to attack their execution problems primarily or solely with structural or motivational initiatives, they will continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/as-long-as-companies-continue-to-attack-their-execution-problems/)

[Gary L. Neilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-neilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/gary-l-neilson-58164_failure_as-long-as-companies-continue-to-attack_1096771.jpg)

> [“If something you did causes failure, shouldn't the exact opposite of what you did bring success?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-brody/if-something-you-did-causes-failure-shouldn-t-the-exact-opposite-of/)

[Jessica Brody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-brody/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/jessica-brody-15828_failure_if-something-you-did-causes-failure-shou_1782477.jpg)

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