Failure Quotes

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The key to success is failureâ€¦ Success is made of 99 percent failure. — James Dyson
I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. Thatâ€™s how I… — James Dyson
Weâ€™re taught to do things the right way. But if you want to discover something that other people havenâ€™t, you need to do things the… — James Dyson
Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure. — Sydney J. Harris
As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at… — Sydney J. Harris
Thought is the creative power, or the impelling force which causes the creative power to act; thinking in a Certain Way will bring riches to… — Wallace D. Wattles
When you make a failure, it is because you have not asked for enough, keep on, and a larger thing then you were seeking will… — Wallace D. Wattles
Never admit the possibility of failure, or speak in a way that infers failure as a possibility. — Wallace D. Wattles
I think you actually get a kick out of being disappointed and under-achieving, because it's easier, isn't it? Failure and unhappiness is easier because you… — David Nicholls
Objectively good spaces to work rarely end up being so; in their faultlessness, quiet and well-equipped studios have a habit of rendering the fear of… — Alain de Botton
The only possible way to begin a book is to tell oneself that its eventual failure is guaranteed â€”Â but survivable. — Alain de Botton
To the extent that we hyper-separate ourselves from nature and reduce it conceptually in order to justify domination, we not only lose the ability to… — Val Plumwood
My success will be remembered by others. I don't have to constantly remind myself. However, I must always remember my failure, for if I forget… — Lee Myung-bak
I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan, — Shinzo Abe
Everything looks like a failure in the middle. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the… — Larry Elder
Do not simplify. Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honour. It means you risked failure. — Charlie Kaufman
So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and… — Marian Wright Edelman
Everything ultimately fails, for we die, and that is either the penultimate failure or our most enigmatical achievement. — Edward Dahlberg
You create your own luck by the way you play. There is no such luck as bad luck. Fate has nothing to do with success… — Greg Norman

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