No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure. 887
The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. 684
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. 1.56K
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. 742
Before success comes in any man’s life, he’s sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That’s exactly what the majority of men do. 685
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. 684
It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. 722
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. 674
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure – they can be turned into wisdom. 747
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. 597
If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements. 634
The Bush Administration’s failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world. 644
What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity. 2.54K
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. 703
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it. 642
