Failure Quotes

“Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?”

“The small launch bay was littered with debris. A powerful breeze tore at his black silk shirt as Kilroy made his way across it to the waiting shuttle, evoking a feeling like the fingers of fate were caressing his body. “The Hammer” stepped over the body of one of his fallen crew without a trace of care or concern. The air was rushing past him, like a wind, out into space through the wounds in the side of his ship. Fatigued and desperate, the Hammer was running out of options. His ship was a mess, holed in a dozen places, the life support systems failing. Weakened hull sections were collapsing in pressure bursts. The vibrations that shook the deck beneath him now were not from the engines that once drove her forward, but now from the explosions down below, tearing her apart.”

“There is no such thing as a failed test. You will learn every time you challenge yourself.”

“A serious dose of unemployment and a spate of bank failures can make the unelectable electable quite quickly.”

“Mrs. Thatcher used to remark that those in the middle of the road would get hit by traffic on both sides. By too-often chasing the dogmatic policies espoused by Jeremy Corbyn, failing to heed Mrs Thatcher's advice ultimately proved to be the undoing of Britain's second female Prime Minister.”

“I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements.”

“That's the hardest part of the game. You've got to stay focused. With golf, make a mistake and you get another shot straight away; but with snooker you could be five minutes before you get another chance.”

“Records don't have to be perfect. Everyone doesn't have to move left when everyone else moves left. I love hearing the mistakes.”

“If there’s one thing that’s irrefutably absurd, it’s believing that we can separate intelligence from wisdom and still have it be intelligence.”

“You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.”

“Failure is our teacher, not the success.”

“Your failures are not determined by how many times you fall down. Your failures are determined by how many times you stay down, so get up and continue to strive!”

“Whatever your problems may be, they pale in insignificance in the light of eternity. No matter how great your failures, God's grace is greater still. Lift up your heart and face life head-on.”

“When men get together, they moan about their wives. The commentary provided on marriage between groups of men is typically one from a viewpoint that assumes marriage to be life's greatest, most unfun mistake. Not only is it often as disingenuous as Joe Biden's hairline, but it's incredibly harmful.”

“For what is more lovable than failure?”

“Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.”

“In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.”

“Baseball fans are collectively the '10th man' and needed most when team performance is shaky. When mistakes are made, there's no need to heckle your team - that's what the other side is for!”

“I got a way to get through to kids. I try to take that and use that to my advantage. If we work on the kids right now, I'm telling you, they'll be making less mistakes, the jails will be gettin' less full. It's all about what we do with the kids.”

“I have been shaped by my mistakes and disappointments - just as I have been shaped by my successes.”