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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.— Winston Churchill

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.— Michael Jordan

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. — George E. Woodberry

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.— Winston Churchill

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. — Henry Ford

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.— Bill Gates

A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.— John Burroughs

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.— Thomas Edison

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Success is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.— Colin Powell

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.— Paulo Coelho

Failure is the spice that gives success its flavour.— Truman Capote— Compiled by G.T.

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Rampant lawlessness
Updated 25 Jul, 2026

Rampant lawlessness

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Daily fuel pricing
25 Jul, 2026

Daily fuel pricing

THE government’s move to daily petroleum price adjustments should make fuel pricing more transparent and more...
The drug problem
25 Jul, 2026

The drug problem

WHILE Islamabad Police chase low-level peddlers, the capital’s kingpins have quietly taken their operations ...
A new chokepoint
Updated 24 Jul, 2026

A new chokepoint

WITH free transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz blocked due to the US-Iran conflict, a new chokepoint has...
Improved rating
24 Jul, 2026

Improved rating

S&P GLOBAL’S decision to upgrade Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ with a stable...
More firetraps
24 Jul, 2026

More firetraps

WHILE it was already apparent that death traps dot Karachi, a safety audit by the Sindh government has thrown up...