60 famous failure quotes. It’s not the end—it’s a new beginning!
Really Short Quotes about Failure: Attitude
~ SO WHAT if you fail? Try Again! Denise Lescano, contemporary U.S. professional psychic medium, consultant, speaker
~ No man is a failure who is enjoying life. William Faulkner (1897-1962) U.S. Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer
~ Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure. Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) Persian poet, mystic
~ Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners. Robert T. Kiyosaki (born 1947) U.S. investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker
~ Failure isn’t God’s rejection but God’s redirection. Bo Sanchez (born 1966) Filipino author, entrepreneur, preacher, lay evangelist
~ Most people fail because they aim too low and hit. Les Brown (born 1945) African-American motivational speaker, coach, author
~ By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) U.S. scientist, inventor, statesman, printer, philosopher, civic activist, diplomat, Founding Father
Short Quotes about Failure: Attitude
Inspiring 80-second video! If You Never Failed You Never Lived:
~ It is no disgrace to start all over. It is usually an opportunity. George Matthew Adams (1878-1962) U.S. inspirational newspaper columnist
~ Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night. Zig Ziglar (born 1926) U.S. author, salesperson, motivational speaker
~ Failures indicate a willingness to experiment and take risks. Jeané E. Bennett, contemporary U.S. Internet radio-show host, independent paralegal
~ Failure in life does not matter; the greatest misfortune is standing still. Inayat Khan (1882-1927) Indian Sufi master
~ There are no failures—just experiences and your reactions to them. Tom Krause, contemporary U.S. motivational speaker, author
~ It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. Augie Tulba (born 1968) Hawaiian-based Filipino comedian, actor
Longer Quotes about Failure: Attitude
~ I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. George Burns (1896-1996) U.S. comedian, actor, writer
~ You must think of failure and defeat as the springboards to new achievements or to the next level of accomplishment. Les Brown (born 1945) African-American motivational speaker, coach, author
~ It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. J.K. Rowling (born 1965) English billionaire author of the Harry Potter books—once a single parent on welfare
~ Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do today and do it. Today is your lucky day. Will Durant (1885 -1981) U.S. writer, historian, philosopher
Long Quotes about Failure: Attitude
~ Many of those who fail most ignominiously do enough to achieve grand success but they labour haphazardly at whatever they are assigned, building up with one hand to tear down with the other. Og Mandino (1923-1996) U.S. inspirational self-help/success author
~ All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure to success. Dorothea Brande (1893-1948) U.S. writer, editor
~ Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) U.S. architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor, visionary
Quotes about Failure: Courage
~ Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy (1925-1968) U.S. statesman and civil-rights activist
~ Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) English writer, statesman, historian, courageous leader
~ Incorrect assumptions lie at the root of every failure. Have the courage to test your assumptions. Brian Tracy (born 1944) Canadian personal development/achievement author, speaker, trainer
~ Better to dare mighty things and fail, than to live in a grey twilight where there is neither victory nor defeat. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) English writer, statesman, historian, courageous leader
~ Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. Kevin Costner (born 1955) U.S. actor, singer, musician, producer, director, businessman
Quotes about Failure: Fear of Failure
Watch this clip of Brian Tracy talking about the fear of failure:
~ The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. Sven Goran Eriksson (born 1948) Swedish football (soccer) team manager
~ They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure. James Allen (1864-1912) English inspirational writer, magazine publisher, pioneer of self-help movement
~ Fear of failure is a waste of time and energy. It’s an obstacle that’s easy to overcome once we conquer ourself. Denise Lescano, contemporary U.S. professional psychic medium, consultant, speaker
~ No problem is ever solved by those, who, when they fail, look for someone to blame instead of something to do. Fred Waggoner (details unknown)
~ Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. Bruce Lee (1940-1973) Chinese-American actor, martial artist, filmmaker
~ One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. Henry Ford (1863-1947) U.S. founder of Ford Motor Company & modern mass-production assembly lines
~ I've often met people who are terrified, in a straightjacket of their own making, because they'd rather do anything than fail. J.K. Rowling (born 1965) English billionaire author of the Harry Potter books—once a single parent on welfare
~ When we can begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) New Zealand-born English short-story writer
Quotes about Failure: Learning from Failure
~ Failure is success if we learn from it. Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) U.S. billionaire publisher, businessman
~ Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be. John Wooden (born 1910) U.S. former basketball player, coach
~ Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. Zig Ziglar (born 1926) U.S. author, salesperson, motivational speaker
~ Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. William Saroyan (1908-1981) Armenian-American dramatist, author
~ If you don't know why you failed, you are no wiser than when you began. Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) U.S. personal-success/development author
~ We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do. Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) Scottish author, reformer
~ If you fail over and over again to fully accomplish your purpose, but you keep trying, you give yourself the gift of learning to overcome your weakness. Alexandra Innes (born 1952) Brit-Canadian author, owner of YummyQuotes.com ==> (This is a quote from my new ebook, As You THINK So You Are)
Long Quotes about Failure: Learning from Failure
~ Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success. Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) U.S. president of IBM, known as the world's greatest salesman
Quotes about Failure: Persistence
~ You are never a loser until you quit trying. Mike Ditka (born 1939) U.S. former professional football player, coach
~ There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) U.S. writer, publisher, artist, philosopher
~ Failure has been correctly identified as the line of least persistence. Zig Ziglar (born 1926) U.S. author, salesperson, motivational speaker
~ I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan (born1963) African-American businessman, former professional basketball player
~ Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until you stop trying. Source Unknown
~ 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. Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) U.S. inventor, social philosopher
~ I've met extraordinary people through Hary Potter, and not one of them didn't have their failure—more than one failure. J.K. Rowling (born 1965) English billionaire author of the Harry Potter books—once a single parent on welfare
Short Quotes about Failure: Failure as Part of Your Process
~ Out of failure comes success. Dan Fauci (born 1930s) U.S. actor, producer, writer, mastery trainer
~ Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. Zig Ziglar (born 1926) U.S. author, salesperson, motivational speaker
~ You always pass failure on your way to success. Mickey Rooney (born 1920) U.S. film, television and stage actor, entertainer
~ Failure is so important. It doesn't get spoken about enough. J.K. Rowling (born 1965) English billionaire author of the Harry Potter books—once a single parent on welfare
~ Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J.K. Rowling (born 1965) English billionaire author of the Harry Potter books—once a single parent on welfare
~ It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. Richard Babson (details unknown)
Michael Jordan on Failure... and Success:
~ I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan (born1963) African-American businessman, former professional basketball player
Quotes about Failure: Failure as Part of Your Process
~ Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) U.S. personal-success/development author
~ Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success. Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) U.S. inventor, social philosopher
~ An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots. Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) U.S. inventor, social philosopher
~ A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed—I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) French statesman, physician, journalist, twice prime minister of France
~ Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity. Frances Watkins Harper (1825-1911) African-American slavery abolitionist, poet