"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.……" — Denis Waitley
"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing."
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Denis Waitley
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272 Quotes by Denis Waitley
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The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all…
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Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goals clearly in sight.
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Don't wait for an employer, friend, or mentor to show appreciation for your work. Take pride in your own efforts…
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Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result…
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You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.
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Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon,…
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Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
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Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
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Winning is beginning. And just by beginning, your game is half won.
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The greatest communication skill is paying value to others.
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A good life is a collection of happy memories.
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The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation…
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