For many, the fear of failure is a major roadblock to success. The reality that every time you try something new, there is a chance that you could fail induces fear. But, should hold back because you could fail? What if you don’t try? Wouldn’t you have failed anyway?
So don’t allow the fear of failure to hold you back from trying. Even when you are afraid, pursue your goals anyway. DO IT SCARED but DO IT. Embrace failure as part of success and learn from it.
In this post, I am sharing with you powerful quotes on failure from famous people to inspire you to keep trying until you succeed. These quotes share one message in common, in life, there are many times you will fail and that is tough. However, to attain success, you have to keep trying again and again.
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Powerful Quotes on Failure
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. — Robert F. Kennedy
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Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. — Henry Ford
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When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel. — Eloise Ristad
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If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative. —Woody Allen
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I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. — Oprah Winfrey
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Giving up is the only sure way to fail. — Gena Showalter
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Everything you want is on the other side of fear. — Jack Canfield
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If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original. — Ken Robinson
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. — Denis Waitley
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. — Winston Churchill
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. — Theodore Roosevelt
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There is no failure except in no longer trying. — Elbert Hubbard
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. — Abraham Lincoln
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Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. — Benjamin Franklin
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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. — Frank Herbert, Dune
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In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest. — William McKinley
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Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
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There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. — Paulo Coelho
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Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.— Robert T. Kiyosaki
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Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. — Napoleon Hill
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. — Winston Churchill
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No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who’s always had everything work out for them with zero struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don’t exist. — Chris Hardwick
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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. — Dale Carnegie
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It is fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. — Bill Gates
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If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost. — Zig Ziglar
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Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
As long as you keep trying, you are on your way to success. Failure is part of success. Learn from every mistake, stay positive and apply those lessons in your future tries. Every lesson you gain takes you a step closer to success. The road to success requires persistence, determination, and consistency. Do not stop when you fail, rise up and keep moving towards your goals.
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With love and light,
Debbie – Streaks of Light