Quotes

Published January 12, 2013

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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