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Failure Quotes

"Don’t be afraid to fail big, to dream big."
Denzel Washington
"Every failed experiment is one step closer to success."
Denzel Washington
"Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures – I take that into life."
Dwayne Johnson
"By 24yrs old, I failed at achieving the biggest dream of my life. My ass was kicked and I was down – but not out. I refused to give up, got back up and pushed on."
Dwayne Johnson
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."
Elon Musk
"Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."
Napoleon Hill
"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."
Napoleon Hill
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."
Napoleon Hill
"Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."
Oprah Winfrey
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
Thomas Edison
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Edison
"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."
John F. Kennedy
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
Colin Powell
"Only when I fall do I get up again."
Vincent Van Gogh
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."
Salvador Dali
"I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face."
Johnny Depp