Failure Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.

— Woodrow Wilson

Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by constantly greater beings.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by greater and greater beings.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

The man who succeeds must always in mind or imagination live, move, think, and act as if he had gained that success, or he…

— Prentice Mulford

“He that seeketh victory over his nature, let him not set himself too great, nor too small tasks; for the first will make him…

— Francis Bacon

“It is like a prize fighter who never stays down for the count of ten. He gets up continually and gets his brains knocked…

— Swami Rudrananda

“A world conqueror had appeared in modern times. Alexander, Caesar, Attila, Genghis Khan, Napoleon—another such as these, appearing in the age of electricity, of…

— Upton Sinclair

It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to…

— Anthony Storr

The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought in contact with high officials; and the great aim…

— Andrew Carnegie

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks…

— Vince Lombardi

“A man who thinks much about success must be the drowsiest sentimentalist; for he must be always looking back. If he only likes victory…

— G.K. Chesterton

Every man is destined to win. Whether he wins or not is determined by whether or not he aligns himself with God's will.

— Artur Pawlowski