--- title: "18 Fail Think Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 18 Fail Think quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Fail Think sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/dustin-hoffman-4662_fail_a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we_42955.jpg" --- > [A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we-think-that-we-have-to-get-it/) [Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/dustin-hoffman-4662_fail_a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we_42955.jpg) > [You are epic fail if you think you are better than me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-rudess/you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-better-than-me/) [Jordan Rudess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-rudess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/jordan-rudess-62620_epic_you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-b_1210974.jpg) > [If all of your relationships fail…I think you need to do some self-evaluation...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-think-you-need-to-do-some-self/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/anonymous-1_failure_if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-thin_2314115.jpg) > [We do wrong willfully when we fail to think hard about whether what we're doing is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-think-hard-about-whether-what/) [Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/julian-baggini-3081_failing_we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-th_179120.png) > [“It's a horrible thing to have your body fail you. You never think about it when you're young.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/it-s-a-horrible-thing-to-have-your-body-fail-you-you-never-think/) [Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/patrick-rothfuss-145_quote_it-s-a-horrible-thing-to-have-your-body_1128528.jpg) > [Two sure ways to fail- Think and never do or do and never think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zig-ziglar/two-sure-ways-to-fail-think-and-never-do-or-do-and-never-think/) [Zig Ziglar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zig-ziglar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/zig-ziglar-263_fail_two-sure-ways-to-fail-think-and-never-do_2839950.png) > [“We fail to say the right words, because we choose to say the wrong words! We choose to say the wrong words,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/we-fail-to-say-the-right-words-because-we-choose-to-say-the-wrong/) [Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/ernest-agyemang-yeboah-1749_choices_we-fail-to-say-the-right-words-because-w_2267462.jpg) > [Most of the CEO's who fail think they will find the solution to their problems in Finance, Marketing, Strategic Planning, etc., but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-lencioni/most-of-the-ceo-s-who-fail-think-they-will-find-the-solution-to-their/) [Patrick Lencioni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-lencioni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/patrick-lencioni-1969_ceo_most-of-the-ceo-s-who-fail-think-they-wi_1702250.png) > [I think what pushes me every day is that I'm so afraid to fail. I think it comes from what I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-green/i-think-what-pushes-me-every-day-is-that-i-m-so-afraid-to-fail-i/) [A. J. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/a-j-green-6236_day_i-think-what-pushes-me-every-day-is-that_1217026.png) > [People fail because they think big, but do not act upon their dreams; I planned my future from the start; I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanishk-bagchi/people-fail-because-they-think-big-but-do-not-act-upon-their-dreams-i/) [Tanishk Bagchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanishk-bagchi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/tanishk-bagchi-8371_dreams_people-fail-because-they-think-big-but-d_1069308.jpg) > [I go into every story thinking I'm going to fail. I think about that all the time - I think it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-mark/i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going-to-fail-i-think-about-that/) [Mary Ellen Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ellen-mark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/mary-ellen-mark-8293_done_i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going_2334137.png) > [If I try to figure out what people want and give it to them, it's a failure. If I try to please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want-and-give-it-to-them-it-s-a/) [Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/gary-louris-39755_failing_if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want_2403627.jpg) > [I try as best I can to really put all I can into what I'm doing. A lot of days I fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-try-as-best-i-can-to-really-put-all-i-can-into-what-i-m-doing-a-lot/) [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/gwyneth-paltrow-1230_bed_i-try-as-best-i-can-to-really-put-all-i_2341248.jpg) > [“The vicious cycle starts: if you fail at something, you think it is your fault. Therefore you think you can’t do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-a-norman/the-vicious-cycle-starts-if-you-fail-at-something-you-think-it-is/) [Donald A. Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-a-norman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/donald-a-norman-6862_failure_the-vicious-cycle-starts-if-you-fail-at_1314223.jpg) > [When you're present, be present the best you can. Like I said, we all fail. But I think from a dad standpoint,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rivers/when-you-re-present-be-present-the-best-you-can-like-i-said-we-all/) [Philip Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rivers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/philip-rivers-4159_best_when-you-re-present-be-present-the-best_659574.png) > [Be aware of where your focus is. Where focus goes, energy flows. If youre constantly thinking about how you will fail, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemmy-nola/be-aware-of-where-your-focus-is-where-focus-goes-energy-flows-if/) [Kemmy Nola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemmy-nola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/kemmy-nola-763_awareness_be-aware-of-where-your-focus-is-where-fo_2426389.jpg) > [“The vicious cycle starts: if you fail at something, you think it is your fault. Therefore you think you can’t do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-norman/the-vicious-cycle-starts-if-you-fail-at-something-you-think-it-is-2/) [Don Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-norman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/don-norman-47786_fail_the-vicious-cycle-starts-if-you-fail-at_2424730.jpg) > [“Bono: But you write. Why do you write? Michka: well, because I'm unable to express things in another way. I often believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/bono-but-you-write-why-do-you-write-michka-well-because-i-m-unable-to/) [Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/michka-assayas-28390_failure_bono-but-you-write-why-do-you-write-mich_1241853.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-think/#itemlist", "name": "Fail Think Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A \"take\" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dustin Hoffman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we-think-that-we-have-to-get-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/dustin-hoffman-4662_fail_a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we_42955.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/dustin-hoffman-4662_fail_a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we_42955.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/dustin-hoffman-4662_fail_a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we_42955.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A \"take\" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.” — Dustin Hoffman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You are epic fail if you think you are better than me!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jordan Rudess" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-rudess/you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-better-than-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/jordan-rudess-62620_epic_you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-b_1210974.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/jordan-rudess-62620_epic_you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-b_1210974.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/jordan-rudess-62620_epic_you-are-epic-fail-if-you-think-you-are-b_1210974.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You are epic fail if you think you are better than me!” — Jordan Rudess", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If all of your relationships fail…I think you need to do some self-evaluation...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-think-you-need-to-do-some-self/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/anonymous-1_failure_if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-thin_2314115.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/anonymous-1_failure_if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-thin_2314115.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/anonymous-1_failure_if-all-of-your-relationships-fail-i-thin_2314115.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If all of your relationships fail…I think you need to do some self-evaluation...” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We do wrong willfully when we fail to think hard about whether what we're doing is right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julian Baggini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-think-hard-about-whether-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/julian-baggini-3081_failing_we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-th_179120.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/julian-baggini-3081_failing_we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-th_179120.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/julian-baggini-3081_failing_we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-th_179120.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We do wrong willfully when we fail to think hard about whether what we're doing is right.” — Julian Baggini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's a horrible thing to have your body fail you. 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I think about that all the time - I think it's going to be terrible. Every story is like the first I've ever done.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary Ellen Mark" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-mark/i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going-to-fail-i-think-about-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/mary-ellen-mark-8293_done_i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going_2334137.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/mary-ellen-mark-8293_done_i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going_2334137.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/mary-ellen-mark-8293_done_i-go-into-every-story-thinking-i-m-going_2334137.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I go into every story thinking I'm going to fail. I think about that all the time - I think it's going to be…” — Mary Ellen Mark", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I try to figure out what people want and give it to them, it's a failure. If I try to please people and figure out what's going to get me from point A to point B, I fail. But I think if I do what I want to do, in the long run, maybe not tomorrow, but at some point, I think it'll pay off and it'll at least feel honest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Louris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want-and-give-it-to-them-it-s-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/gary-louris-39755_failing_if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want_2403627.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/gary-louris-39755_failing_if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want_2403627.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/gary-louris-39755_failing_if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want_2403627.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I try to figure out what people want and give it to them, it's a failure. 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