Quotes About Failure

A little lift meant a little fall; a bigger lift, a bigger fall.

A language is a map of our failures

Failing passionately is a success in its own right.

The Savior warns that if we start along the path and go far enough and then fail and deny Him, it would have been better if we had never begun.

Humans are ridiculous. We're all pathetic strivers who will fall short. If you can accept that, it's optimistic because you can shoot for the moon and know you're never going to get there, and that's OK.

I have had my share of flops and it's very discouraging. It's pathetic to be on that side.

Most players want to follow a pattern, especially when they're doing well, and when it goes wrong, they start looking for other patterns to do.

Most designers work up to a peak. They do some great stuff, and then it's just junk.

In 2010, I put CrossFit on a pedestal and then, when I failed at it and got second, it was hard for me.

One penalty miss doesn't change anything.

I know everyone is talking about them like it's easy but you can lose a final with a penalty.

Anybody can miss a penalty.

I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.

What we perceive as a failure may simply be our inner being's way of telling us that we are ready to move to a new level of growth.

If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough.

You can imagine: 99 percent of your experiments fail for one reason or another.

I'd say 80 percent of my auditions go very horribly.

And yet 50 percent of the kids who start high school in the United States today do not finish high school.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

With each film, you are still trying to get the length and measure right. And failure is all about others' perception of you. When you have one success, they think you know it all. But if you fail, they think they know it all.

If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you.

If I had to perform in a comedy club I would bomb; I would be trying too hard.

Be honest about how you approach failure. Don't just be critical of yourself, because that can be self-serving. Approach it honestly, assess your performance, and assess the areas where you have fallen short. Correct them and move on. Don't dwell on it. Don't hold on to it.

Every performer will have a bad night. It's just inevitable.