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“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”

“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”

“The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

“Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances, and have fun. And no matter what, don't ever stop doing your thing.”

“You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.”

“The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.”

“Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.”

“You're never a loser until you quit trying.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”