Failure
Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get back up.
Category: Failure Quotes
Henry Ford Quote about failure
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford
Those who fail…
Those who try to do something and FAIL are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and Succeed.
Failing Quote
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it;s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” – Woody Allen
Failure Quotes and Sayings
If we will learn what failure is, we will know what courage and success are. Now let’s read some wonderful failure quotes.
Just once it might be instructive to pretend you’re accepting an award for failure, just to see who you would thank. ~Robert Brault
In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own? ~G.K. Chesterton
They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward. ~Thomas Edison
There are defeats more triumphant than victories. ~Michel de Montaigne
Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God. ~Charles Horton Cooley
Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, “I have failed three times,” and what happens when he says, “I am a failure.” ~S.I. Hayakawa
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. ~Elbert Hubbard
No man is a failure who is enjoying life. ~William Feather
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~Henry Ford
Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don’t want to set him down as a failure till he’s dead or loses his courage. ~George Horace Lorimer
You can’t have any successes unless you can accept failure. ~George Cukor
There is no failure. Only feedback. ~Robert Allen
Failure changes for the better, success for the worse. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success. ~Max Beerbohm, Mainly on the Air, 1946
You always pass failure on your way to success. ~Mickey Rooney
Nothing fails like success because we don’t learn from it. We learn only from failure. ~Kenneth Boudling
Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
It is a mistake to suppose that people succeed through success; they often succeed through failures. ~Author Unknown
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. ~Lloyd Jones
What’s your favorite? :D
Failure Quote of the Day
“As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure.” – Henry Kravis
Failure Quote of the Day
“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains two descriptions: might have, and should have.” – Louis E. Boone
Famous Failure Quotes
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. – Buddha
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. – Winston Churchill
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. – Abraham Lincoln
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam. – Winston Churchill
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. – Benjamin Franklin
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. – John Wooden
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. – John Wooden
Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. – Coco Chanel
I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy. – Tony Robbins
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. – Michael Jordan
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results. – Tony Robbins
Remember that failure is an event, not a person. – Zig Ziglar
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. – Zig Ziglar
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. – Zig Ziglar
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. – Confucius
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. – Barack Obama
In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world. – Barack Obama
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. – Oscar Wilde
Motivational Quotes for Overcoming Failure
Before success comes in any man’s life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. – Napoleon Hill
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. – Roger Crawford
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. – Ernest Hemingway
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. – James A. Michener
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. – George E. Woodberry
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. – Josephus Daniels
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. – Dale Carnegie
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. – Robert Galvin
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden
Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s OK to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing. – H. Stanley Judd
Funny Failure Quotes
If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you have tried. – Rule of Failure
Show me a good and gracious loser and I’ll show you a failure. – Knute Rockne
All the world loves a good loser. – Kin Hubbard
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. – Kin Hubbard
I had a mother who taught me there is no such thing as failure. It is just a temporary postponement of success. – Buddy Ebsen
If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously! – Cate Blanchett
The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don’t give a damn. – Agatha Christie
They stayed away in droves. – Samuel Goldwyn
If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style. – Quentin Crisp