Quotes by Failure On the New England Patriots losing the Super Bowl after going 18-0: We set high expectations, now we go down as 18-1, and that is one big zit. It is one big blemish. We choked. Ellis Hobbs zitsfailureexpectations An artist, a man, a failure, must proceed. e. e. cummings failureartistmen I thought my mountain was coming this morning. It was near to speaking when suddenly it shifted, sulked, and returned to smallness. It has eluded me again and sits there, puny and dull. Why? Emily Carr mountainfailuremorning Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. Emily Dickinson failuremotivationalinspirational I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. Emma Watson failurecarewant No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage. Epictetus failuremistakeinspirational A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins, and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins, but knows what he'll do if he loses. Eric Berne failurewinninginspirational ...we should always act as if it were impossible to fail. Eric Butterworth failurefearimpossible People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened. All over the world people are seeking peace of mind, but there can be no peace of mind without strength of mind. Eric Gutkind failurepeacethinking They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor. Eric Hoffer persistencefailureinspiration There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house. Eric Hoffer being-alonefailureloneliness For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life. Eric Hoffer achievementfailurepeople Artists know failure. It is not tragic that they know failure; it is only tragic if they know failure and little else. Eric Maisel failureartistlittles Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure. Erik Weihenmayer failuresuccessinspirational Appear to know only this--never to fail nor fall. Epictetus failurefailingfall Bohr’s standpoint, that a space-time description is impossible, I reject a limine. Physics does not consist only of atomic research, science does not consist only of physics, and life does not consist only of science. The aim of atomic research is to fit our empirical knowledge concerning it into our other thinking. All of this other thinking, so far as it concerns the outer world, is active in space and time. If it cannot be fitted into space and time, then it fails in its whole aim and one does not know what purpose it really serves. Erwin Schrodinger failurelifeknowledge Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success. Erwin W. Lutzer christian-inspirationalfailurereligion It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. Eric Hoffer failurelandexpression Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success Eric Hoffer failuresuccessfulguarantees One word characterizes the most strenuous of the efforts for the advancement of science that I have made perservereingly during fifty-five years; that word is failure Eric Hoffer effortfailureyears«7891011121314151617»
