Failure Quotes

Small: The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success
"The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success"
David Sarnoff, Inventor
Small: I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life.
"I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally"
Lucille Ball, Comedian
Small: To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all,
"To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it"
Irving Babbitt, Critic
Small: The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive wi
"The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive with the members of the Security Council"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
Small: There is always time for failure
"There is always time for failure"
John Mortimer, Novelist
Small: We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts
"We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts"
Gary Player, Athlete
Small: The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again
Ben Stiller
"The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again"
Ben Stiller, Comedian
Small: War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls who believe in him. This pompous i
"War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls who believe in him. This pompous incompetent caused the failure of the Camp David negotiations, Clinton's mediation"
Oriana Fallaci, Journalist
Small: Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks
"Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks of life"
E. Franklin Frazier, Sociologist
Small: Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney f
Xavier Becerra
"Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure"
Xavier Becerra, Politician
Small: There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success
"There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success"
Max Beerbohm, Actor
Small: In a sense it might even be said that our failure is to form habits: for, after all, habit is relative to a st
"In a sense it might even be said that our failure is to form habits: for, after all, habit is relative to a stereotyped world, and meantime it is only the roughness of the eye that makes two persons, things, situations, seem alike"
Walter Pater, Critic
Small: We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failur
"We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States"
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician
Small: In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option
"In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option"
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician
Small: Failure too is a form of death
"Failure too is a form of death"
Graham Greene, Playwright
Small: African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated
Xavier Becerra
"African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans"
Xavier Becerra, Politician
Small: I dont want to feel like a failure to my daughter. Shes the best thing Ive ever done. Buffy - pretty great and
Sarah Michelle Gellar
"I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better"
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Actress
Small: Its probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10
James Taylor
"It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure"
James Taylor, Musician
Small: Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline
"Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline"
Graham Greene, Playwright
Small: My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them
"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them"
Jack Kerouac, Novelist
Small: America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someones going from nothing to something.
"America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to"
Larry Elder, Journalist
Small: Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it
"Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it"
Desi Arnaz, Actor
Small: Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and in failure
"Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and in failure, with anticipation and with dread"
Dirk Benedict, Actor
Small: But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes
"But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes"
Bodhidharma, Leader
Small: We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing
Robert E. Lee
"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing"
Robert E. Lee, General
Small: Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God
"Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God"
Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist
Small: Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost
"Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost"
Johann Most, Revolutionary
Small: You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, howev
"You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give"
E. O. Wilson, Scientist
Small: Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not ones better abilities or ideas, but the cou
Maxwell Maltz
"Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act"
Maxwell Maltz, Scientist
Small: If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral
"If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable"
E. O. Wilson, Scientist
Small: A life which does not go into action is a failure
Arnold J. Toynbee
"A life which does not go into action is a failure"
Arnold J. Toynbee, Historian
Small: Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough
Elon Musk
"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough"
Elon Musk, Businessman
Small: If something is important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure
Elon Musk
"If something is important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure"
Elon Musk, Businessman
Small: You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardiz
"You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardize the future"
An Wang, Businessman
Small: You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can.
"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'll find success - on the far side of failure"
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Small: Failure doesnt kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen
Kevin Costner
"Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen"
Kevin Costner, Actor
Small: I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd
"I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd"
Jeff Tweedy, Musician
Small: And I went to New York and died for 10 years I walked those pavements. I cant think of New York without feelin
"And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements. I can't think of New York without feeling uncomfortable and feeling like a failure"
Harvey Korman, Actor
Small: We judged that a sudden, disorderly failure of Bear would have brought with it unpredictable but severe conseq
"We judged that a sudden, disorderly failure of Bear would have brought with it unpredictable but severe consequences for the functioning of the broader financial system and the broader economy, with lower equity prices, further downward pressure on home values, and less access to credit for companies and households"
Timothy Geithner, Public Servant
Small: You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you dont get failures, youre not pushi
"You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you don't get failures, you're not pushing hard enough on the objectives"
John Poindexter, Public Servant