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“This so much joy! This so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory!”

Ifs Should Joy Sides Poor Poverty Failing Victory

Book:The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

“Your body can dictate your mind, so when I walk to a fight a lot of times I'm scared, I'm scared to death, I have a lot of doubts of myself, I'm afraid to fail, I'm afraid to be humiliated in front of everybody; but what happens, I act like it's impossible for me to fail and that my victory is a certainty. So as I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence my body takes over my mind and I become confident for real. As I'm walking I see the change in my mind and when I reach the Octagon I'm a different person, I'm very confident.”

Mind Persons Different Real Body Happens Fighting Walks Doubt Impossible Failing Fronts Victory Walking Scared Your Body Certainty Mma Humiliated Afraid To Fail

Author:Georges St-Pierre

“In urging all writers to be steadfast in reliance on the ultimate victory of excellence, we should no less strenuously urge upon them to beware of the intemperate arrogance which attributes failure to a degraded condition of the public mind. The instinct which leads the world to worship success is not dangerous. The book which succeeds accomplishes its aim. The book which fails may have many excellencies, but they must have been misdirected.”

Source: The Principles of Success in Literature

“There is nothing so weak, for working purposes, as this enormous importance attached to immediate victory. There is nothing that fails like success.”

Purpose Failing Victory Weak Importance Enormous

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory.”

War Government Failing Media Victory Despite Afghanistan Bin Laden Great Victory

Author:Michael Hastings

“We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.”

Ifs May Mistake Wise Failing Victory Firm Sooner Or Later Delay Accelerate Stand Firm Wise Counsel House Divided

Author:Abraham Lincoln

“Think doubt and fail. Think victory and succeed.”

Thinking Doubt Failing Victory Succeed

Book:The Magic Of Thinking Big

Source: The Magic Of Thinking Big

“What I need is courage, and this often fails me. And it is also a fact that since my disease, when I am in the fields I am overwhelmed by a feeling of loneliness to such a horrible extent that I shy away from going out. But this will change all the same as time goes on. Only when I stand a painting before my easel do I feel somewhat alive. Never mind, this is going to change too, for now my health is so good that I suppose the physical part of me will gain the victory.”

Needs Feels Mind Facts Feelings Alive Failing Loneliness Fields Painting Goes On Victory Disease Gains Horrible Shy Going Out Overwhelmed Time Goes On

Book:Van Gogh, letters from Provence

Source: Van Gogh, letters from Provence

“It is better to try something and fail than to try nothing and succeed. The result may be the same, but you won't be. We always grow more through defeats than victories.”

Trying May Grows Results Failing Victory Succeed Defeat

Author:Soren Kierkegaard

“Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail. Anyone who is currently achieving anything in life is simultaneously risking failure. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. A flawed diamond is more valuable than a perfect brick. People who have no failures also have few victories.”

People Trying Life Is Perfect Failing Achieve Victory Valuable Disappointed Diamond Bricks Flawed Doing Nothing Anything In Life No Failure

Author:John Landis Mason