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Charles Kettering, born on August 29, 1876 and died on November 25, 1958, was an American inventor and engineer renowned for his innovations in the automotive and electrical industries.

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Famous Charles Kettering Quotes

“It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.”

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“We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.”

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“The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.”

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“One fails forward toward success.”

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Book:Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

Source: Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

“The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try.”

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“An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.”

“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.”

“It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.”

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Book:Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

Source: Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

“99 percent of success is built on failure.”

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“Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.”

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“Learn how to fail intelligently.”

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Book:Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

Source: Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

About the Author

Born: August 29, 1876
Died: November 25, 1958
Known for: Inventor
Quotes: 103

Books & Sources

Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. KetteringRelated source material

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