Failure Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

— John C. Maxwell

Failure is not fatal. Only failure to get back up is.

— John C. Maxwell

“We are all failures—at least, all the best of us are. —J. M. BARRIE W”

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People are training for success when they should be training for failure.

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If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

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Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.

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There is no success without failure and losses.

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It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.

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It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of…

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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

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Successful people...focus on the rewards of success: learning from their mistakes and thinking about how they can improve themselves and their situations.

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The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.

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“Most people don’t know this, but it’s easier to go from failure to success than from excuses to success.”

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The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

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Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

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The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better…

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Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same,…

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Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific…

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The wrong action done at the wrong time spells disaster The right action done at the wrong time spells resistance The wrong…

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People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you…

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I have found progress, personal growth, and new and exciting opportunities in my failure. I've grown more comfortable with the fact that…

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I wish I could say I coined the phrase "failing forward." I do it all the time. I find as I've embraced…

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Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for…

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“People are training for success when they should be training for failure. Failure is far more common than success; poverty is more…

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The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are…

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“I always try to remember that I am a work in progress. When I maintain that perspective, I realize that I don’t…

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“No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that…

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“All I was responsible to do was share Christ with the person. It’s not my job to save him or her. The…

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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.…

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Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn…

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Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for…

— John C. Maxwell

“All I was responsible to do was share Christ with the person. It’s not my job to save him or her. The…

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Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.

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Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.

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Difficulties seldom defeat people; lack of faith in themselves usually does it.

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A strategy that doesn't take into account resources is doomed to failure.

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The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

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Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.

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Leaders who fail to lift others in the long run, fail to lift themselves.

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The greatest mistake a person can make is doing nothing.

— John C. Maxwell