Quotes by Failure Formal declarations of mistrust, pre-nups are emotionally unfortunate. They overtly plan for failure, and thus involve a jarring cognitive dissonance. Lionel Shriver emotionallyplanfailureformal My fears are never about failure - it's about extreme success. Lil Dicky aboutneverfailuresuccess Delivering a successful presentation could mean landing a major new contract, better prices for your services, or getting the funding you need. Failure can mean lost customers and a business that never gets off the ground. Lewis Howes betteryoufailurebusiness The average member of the public thinks of 'business' as an impersonal corporate entity owned by the very rich and managed by overpaid executives. There is an almost total failure to appreciate that 'business' actually embraces - in one way or another - most Americans. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. richfailurebusinessway I guess it's the fear of failure and not knowing how the films are going to do that just drives us to work really hard to make them the best they can possibly be. Lee Unkrich bestfailurefearwork If you can't admit a failure, you're not an entrepreneur. You are not a good business person. There's nothing brilliant about what you are doing. Mark Cuban goodyoufailurebusiness Fear of failure held me back from being a DIYer for many years, especially after a few early attempts at home improvement projects went awry. Mark Frauenfelder mefailurefearhome Scott Adams is not only a world-famous cartoonist, he's also a world-class failure. And he's the first to admit it. In his new book, 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big,' the Dilbert creator explains how failure can lead to success if you develop the right skills to make the most of your mistakes. Mark Frauenfelder winyoufailuresuccess To me, all war is failure for humanity, though it often is a bounty for commerce. Mark Edwards mefailurehumanitywar I had my dreams, and even though everyone told me that they weren't practical, I knew in my heart that this is what I had to do. Even if it ended up being a failure, I had to make the attempt. Marjorie Liu dreamsmefailureheart You can't please everyone, but I've always felt you cannot ultimately lose if you give everything you try 110%. You'll always learn something useful, even from a failure, that can be applied to the next challenge or project. Mark Ryan challengeloseyoufailure Our inner beliefs trigger failure before it happens. They sabotage lasting change by canceling its possibility. We employ these beliefs as articles of faith to justify our inaction and then wish away the result. I call them belief triggers. Marshall Goldsmith resultfailurechangefaith Cheerfully fessing up to our failures turns crazy mind off, humility and compassion on. I learned this in a karate dojo that had a strange tradition. Everyone there loved recounting failure stories, and after an evening of smacking one another, we'd sit and have a beer while the students swapped tales of martial arts disaster. Martha Beck traditionfailurecrazymind A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the real issues. Matt Berry justblamefailurereal Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth. Matt Emmons youfuturefailurelife Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success. Maude Adams afraidpettyfailuresuccess Life is so fresh, life is every day so new if we are fighting, only for the best. Sometimes I think the only real satisfaction in life is failure, failure in your endeavor to do your best. Maude Adams bestdayfailurelife When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure. Maude Adams aboutladyfirstfailure There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success. Max Beerbohm failuresaidsuccessinteresting The French elites' strategy of trying to defeat the Le Pens by aping their rhetoric, stealing their policies, and pandering to their voters has been a political and moral failure. Mehdi Hasan defeatfailurepoliticaltrying«5051525354555657585960»
