Inspirational Quotes

Failure

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. – Zig Ziglar

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The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

-B. C. Forbes

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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

-Dale Carnegie

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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

-Og Mandino

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It’s fine to celebrate success but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure

It’s fine to celebrate success but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure

-Bill Gates

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Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

-Robert Kiyosaki

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Well, I think that there’s a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if your start a business without financial backing, you’re likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

Well, I think that there’s a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if your start a business without financial backing, you’re likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

-Richard Branson

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Do not emabarassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Do not emabarassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

-Richard Branson

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

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

-Michael Jordan

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Translation is the art of failure.

Translation is the art of failure.

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If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

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Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.

Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.

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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

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If you’re the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you’ve gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure.

If you’re the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you’ve gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure.

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So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.

So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.

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Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?

Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?

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For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound – say through increased benefits – will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.

For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound – say through increased benefits – will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.

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Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.

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Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success.

Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success.

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Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

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