--- title: "1 Fail Achieve Quotes By Peter James West" description: "1 Fail Achieve quotes by Peter James West. Plus more from Peter James West and more Fail Achieve sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg" --- > [“It's surprising what you can fail to achieve if you really put your mind to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-achieve-if-you-really-put-your/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg) ## More by Peter James West > [“You're everything I ever wished for. I just didn't wish for much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/you-re-everything-i-ever-wished-for-i-just-didn-t-wish-for-much/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“If at first you don't succeed, blame someone else and hide behind a bush.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/if-at-first-you-don-t-succeed-blame-someone-else-and-hide-behind-a/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Damen Trent pushed his fat fingers between the blinds, peering across the street. Sure enough, all the windows of the Mekinet News building were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/damen-trent-pushed-his-fat-fingers-between-the-blinds-peering-across/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Surviving ain't thriving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/surviving-ain-t-thriving/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Raise the bar. Don't duck under it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/raise-the-bar-don-t-duck-under-it/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Skill is no substitute for luck.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/skill-is-no-substitute-for-luck/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“It's all good, apart from the raisins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/it-s-all-good-apart-from-the-raisins/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“The Walker towered over him like a half-built skyscraper with a bad attitude. Its bulbous silver head was home to so many weapons that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/the-walker-towered-over-him-like-a-half-built-skyscraper-with-a-bad/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“On the way home, I saw a fist fight between an adverb and a pair of parentheses. I kept on walking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/on-the-way-home-i-saw-a-fist-fight-between-an-adverb-and-a-pair-of/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“When you think it's finished, that is the time to begin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/when-you-think-it-s-finished-that-is-the-time-to-begin/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until next week.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/never-put-off-until-tomorrow-what-you-can-put-off-until-next-week/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“I am the sum of my past experience. Some people have got a lot to answer for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/i-am-the-sum-of-my-past-experience-some-people-have-got-a-lot-to/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Playing an instrument is its own reward. Cleaning out a spit valve is its own punishment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/playing-an-instrument-is-its-own-reward-cleaning-out-a-spit-valve-is/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“Too many questions had been left unanswered. Every day there were new rumours saying that the Kamari numbers were growing. Nick wondered why so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/too-many-questions-had-been-left-unanswered-every-day-there-were-new/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) > [“He was suspicious, distrustful and greedy, as only a brother could be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/he-was-suspicious-distrustful-and-greedy-as-only-a-brother-could-be/) [Peter James West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-james-west/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-achieve/peter-james-west/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fail Achieve Quotes By Peter James West", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's surprising what you can fail to achieve if you really put your mind to it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter James West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-james-west/it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-achieve-if-you-really-put-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's surprising what you can fail to achieve if you really put your mind to it.” — Peter James West", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-achieve/peter-james-west/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-achieve/peter-james-west/", "name": "Fail Achieve Quotes by Peter James West", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-achieve/peter-james-west/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/peter-james-west-26972_inspirational-humour_it-s-surprising-what-you-can-fail-to-ach_3007699.jpg" }, "description": "1 Fail Achieve quotes by Peter James West. 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