“We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.”
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“Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.”
“Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.”
“Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being.”
“In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.”
“Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.”
“Failure has gone to his head.”
“Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility.”
“Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.”
“If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.”
“Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.”
“Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.”
“This dullness of vision regarding the importance of the general welfare to the individual is the measure of the failure of our schools and churches to teach the spiritual significance of genuine democracy.”
“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.”
“There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.”
“You have to be able to accept failure to get better.”
“Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.”
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.”
“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.”
“Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.”
“I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.”
“The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.”
“The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.”
“Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.”