--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I succeeded…" description: "\"“I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I succeeded 10,000 times in figuring out something that did not work.”\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/anonymous-1_failure_i-didn-t-fail-10-000-times-i-succeeded-1_14171.jpg" --- # I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I succeeded 10,000 times in… ![“I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I succeeded 10,000 times in figuring out something that did not work.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/anonymous-1_failure_i-didn-t-fail-10-000-times-i-succeeded-1_14171.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/anonymous-1_failure_i-didn-t-fail-10-000-times-i-succeeded-1_14171.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/anonymous-1_failure_i-didn-t-fail-10-000-times-i-succeeded-1_14171.jpg) > ““I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I succeeded 10,000 times in figuring out something that did not work.”” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Success is reframed as learning from each unsuccessful attempt, emphasizing persistence and iterative discovery. **In simple terms:** Learning through failure Key Takeaway Each failure teaches what doesn't work Themes Resilience Growth mindset Perseverance Learning Innovation Mood Determined Optimistic Reflective Type Motivational Philosophical When to use this quote - Entrepreneurship - Scientific research - Product development - Personal skill acquisition - Creative projects Key Concepts Iteration Problem solving Practical Applications - Design thinking workshops - Continuous improvement programs Questions to Reflect On - How can you track lessons from each setback? - What patterns emerge from repeated attempts? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [000 Times](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/000-times-376649/) [Didn Fail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/didn-fail-259481/) [Fail 10](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail-10-376648/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Succeeded](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/succeeded/) [Succeeded 10](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/succeeded-10-376647/) [Success](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/success/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [Sexual intercourse is estimate to occur over 2,000 times every 5 seconds all around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sexual-intercourse-is-estimate-to-occur-over-2-000-times-every-5/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-levchin/the-very-first-company-i-started-failed-with-a-great-bang-the-second/) [Max Levchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-levchin/) > [Never give up because you'll never know if you would have succeeded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-give-up-because-you-ll-never-know-if-you-would-have-succeeded/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-stand-with-the-least-likely-to-succeed-until-success-is-succeeded/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [IF U R IN LUV: . Make the best of it . Dont doubt anythng . Enjoy it bcoz nothing lasts 4ever !](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-u-r-in-luv-make-the-best-of-it-dont-doubt-anythng-enjoy-it-bcoz/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I wasn't born with a silver spoon...I came up with a plan, I executed it...I succeeded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wasn-t-born-with-a-silver-spoon-i-came-up-with-a-plan-i-executed-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-those-things-toward-which-we-exerted-our-best-endeavors-we/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If you can laugh at the end of a hard day, you have succeeded it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-can-laugh-at-the-end-of-a-hard-day-you-have-succeeded-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“You may change your mind 1,000 times a day ...yet your heart remains the same; live life from this space.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rasheed-ogunlaru/you-may-change-your-mind-1-000-times-a-day-yet-your-heart-remains-the/) [Rasheed Ogunlaru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rasheed-ogunlaru/) > [I've seen 'Pride and Prejudice' about 4,000 times. I'm not joking: I know every single line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-foy/i-ve-seen-pride-and-prejudice-about-4-000-times-i-m-not-joking-i-know/) [Claire Foy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-foy/) > [I can name to you 5,000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-sinclair/i-can-name-to-you-5-000-times-when-the-americans-raced-to-the-help-of/) [Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-sinclair/) > [Guess who misses U 1,000,000 times? Hmmm, who could it be? ME? No! No! No! Definitely not me! Because I miss U more than that!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butterfly-kisses/guess-who-misses-u-1-000-000-times-hmmm-who-could-it-be-me-no-no-no/) [Butterfly\_Kisses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butterfly-kisses/) > [I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-bechdel/i-probably-read-harriet-the-spy-about-70-000-times/) [Alison Bechdel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-bechdel/) > [I have to remember that no matter how often I perform, there are certain songs that the audience truly wants to hear, and even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-mathis/i-have-to-remember-that-no-matter-how-often-i-perform-there-are/) [Johnny Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-mathis/) > [“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. —Bruce Lee”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-cain/i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10-000-kicks-once-but-i-fear-the/) [Chelsea Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-cain/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Failure quotes > [When you do things they're absolutely right at that time for you and it can always teach you something about yourself. You can take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kym-marsh/when-you-do-things-they-re-absolutely-right-at-that-time-for-you-and/) [Kym Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kym-marsh/) > [Failures happen. You can't cry over them. You just take it in your stride because you know that you have done your best... Sometimes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divya-dutta/failures-happen-you-can-t-cry-over-them-you-just-take-it-in-your/) [Divya Dutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divya-dutta/) > [No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/groucho-marx/no-one-is-completely-unhappy-at-the-failure-of-his-best-friend/) [Groucho Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/groucho-marx/) > [“Rhiannon's Law #28: If you're going to fuck up, be sure to fuck up good and proper. Nothing makes failure acceptable, so you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/rhiannon-s-law-28-if-you-re-going-to-fuck-up-be-sure-to-fuck-up-good/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life's cycle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/failure-is-a-part-of-life-and-you-have-to-learn-to-deal-with-it/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) > [If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/if-my-child-had-prejudice-in-his-head-i-d-be-ashamed-i-would-see-it/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) > [First action was a mistake. What about the second? third? fourth and fifth?...Mehn you are bad...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/first-action-was-a-mistake-what-about-the-second-third-fourth-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [God's love never fail :)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-s-love-never-fail/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Don’t you just hate nights like that, when you think over every mistake you’ve made, every hurt you’ve received, every bit of meanness you’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlaine-harris/don-t-you-just-hate-nights-like-that-when-you-think-over-every/) [Charlaine Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlaine-harris/) > [“Our failure to understand another being's inner reality doesn't make that reality any less real, or any less valuable to that being. (p.255)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-schulz/our-failure-to-understand-another-being-s-inner-reality-doesn-t-make/) [Kathryn Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-schulz/) > [I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-hope-that-the-palestinians-don-t-make-the-mistake-of-unleashing-a/) [Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/) > [Don't take too much comfort in the fact that you're successful today because tomorrow could bring failure. There's no surety in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-savage/don-t-take-too-much-comfort-in-the-fact-that-you-re-successful-today/) [Michael Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-savage/) > [“It took me years to learn to sit at my desk for more than two minutes at a time, to put up with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/it-took-me-years-to-learn-to-sit-at-my-desk-for-more-than-two-minutes/) [Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/) > [failure in the theater is more public, more brilliant, more unreal than in any other field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-hellman/failure-in-the-theater-is-more-public-more-brilliant-more-unreal-than/) [Lillian Hellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-hellman/) > [As we are coming to the end of the year, I want you to forget about the past, the failure, the negative thoughts or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-we-are-coming-to-the-end-of-the-year-i-want-you-to-forget-about/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Browse all 27,498 Failure quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I didn’t fail 10,000 times. 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