73 Inspirational Quotes About Failure (SUCCESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Failure (BEST)

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
Maya Angelou

I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that don’t work. — Thomas Edison — I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that don’t work. — **Thomas Edison**

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. - Coco Chanel — **Success** is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. – **Coco Chanel**

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. - Nelson Mandela — Do not judge me by my **successes**, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. – **Nelson Mandela**

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. ― Confucius — Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. ― **Confucius**

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. — Albert Einstein — A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. — **Albert Einstein**

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. ― John C. Maxwell — The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. ― **John C. Maxwell**

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill — **Success** consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — **Winston Churchill**

The phoenix must burn to emerge. - Janet Fitch — The phoenix must burn to emerge. – Janet Fitch

Never let success get to your head; never let failure get to your heart. — Never let **success** get to your head; never let failure get to your heart.

15 Quotes About Failure to Inspire You to Keep Trying

“Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie?”
Marilyn Monroe

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. - B. F. Skinner — A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. – B. F. Skinner

Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. ― Henry Ford — Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. ― **Henry Ford**

The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying. ― Roy T. Bennett — The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not **fear** failure but rather fear not trying. ― **Roy T. Bennett**

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. — Mark Zuckerberg — The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. — **Mark Zuckerberg**

I learned that success or failure grew from a schedule... and I gained direction when my hours were more valuable. - John Soforic — I learned that **success** or failure grew from a schedule… and I gained direction when my hours were more valuable. – John Soforic

Courage allows the successful woman to fail and learn powerful lessons from the failure. So that in the end, she didn’t fail at all. - Maya Angelou — **Courage** allows the successful woman to fail and learn powerful lessons from the failure. So that in the end, she didn’t fail at all. – **Maya Angelou**

Giving up is the only sure way to fail. ― Gena Showalter

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless. - Neal Shusterman — I’d rather be partly great than entirely useless. – Neal Shusterman

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. - Lance Armstrong — Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. – **Lance Armstrong**

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. – Serena Williams — I really think a **champion** is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. – **Serena Williams**

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. – James A. Michener — **Character** consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. – James A. Michener

It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts. — Zig Ziglar — It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts. — **Zig Ziglar**

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino — Failure will never overtake me if my **determination** to succeed is strong enough. – **Og Mandino**

Those who truly fail in my eyes are the ones who never try at all. The ones who sit on the couch and whine and moan and wait for the world to change for them. - Sarah Dessen — Those who truly fail in my eyes are the ones who never try at all. The ones who sit on the couch and whine and moan and wait for the world to change for them. – Sarah Dessen

14 Quotes on the Correlation Between Failure and Success

“Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear of failing.”
J.K. Rowling

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. — Thomas Edison — Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to **success** when they gave up. — **Thomas Edison**

Successful people don’t fear failure but understand that it’s necessary to learn and grow from. - Robert Kiyosaki — Successful people don’t fear failure but understand that it’s necessary to **learn** and **grow** from. – **Robert Kiyosaki**

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something. - Morihei Ueshiba — Failure is the key to **success**; each mistake teaches us something. – Morihei Ueshiba

The only thing that separates success from failure is one last attempt. Try one more time and you will get lucky. -Apoorve Dubey — The only thing that separates **success** from failure is one last attempt. Try one more time and you will get **lucky**. -Apoorve Dubey

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. — George Bernard Shaw — A life spent making mistakes is not only more **honorable** but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. — **George Bernard Shaw**

“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”
Arianna Huffington

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 — 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**

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ― Dale Carnegie — Develop **success** from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ― **Dale Carnegie**

You always pass failure on your way to success. - Mickey Rooney — You always pass failure on your way to **success**. – Mickey Rooney

My grandmother once told me, ‘Don`t let failure go to your heart and don’t let success go to your head.’ ― Will Smith — My grandmother once told me, ‘Don`t let failure go to your heart and don’t let success go to your head.’ ― **Will Smith**

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. ― Bill Gates — It’s fine to celebrate **success** but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. ― **Bill Gates**

If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful. - Charles Barkley — If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful. – **Charles Barkley**

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 — 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

14 Inspirational Quotes About Failure

“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

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up. - Chinese proverb — Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up. – **Chinese proverb**

Don’t fear failure — not failure, but low aim is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail. ― Bruce Lee — Don’t fear failure — not failure, but low aim is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail. ― **Bruce Lee**

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it. ― Mia Hamm

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ― John F. Kennedy — Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ― **John F. Kennedy**

It’s only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you’re not expressing the utmost of your human experience. ― Lupita Nyong’o

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. ― Michael Jordan — I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. ― **Michael Jordan**

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. - Ken Robinson — If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original. – Ken Robinson

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. - Richard Branson — You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. – **Richard Branson**

Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ― Samuel Beckett

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement. - C.S. Lewis — Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement. – **C.S. Lewis**

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. —George Eliot — Failure after long **perseverance** is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. —**George Eliot**

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. - Paulo Coelho — There is only one thing that makes a **dream** impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. – **Paulo Coelho**

20 Wise Quotes About Failure that will Make You Think (WISDOM)

“It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.”
J.K. Rowling

The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. — Paulo Coelho — The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. — **Paulo Coelho**

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. - Henry Ford — The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – **Henry Ford**

Failure isn't fatal, but failure to change might be. - John Wooden — Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to **change** might be. – **John Wooden**

You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. ― Barack Obama — You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. ― **Barack Obama**

Failure is a part of the process. You just learn to pick yourself back up. ― Michelle Obama — Failure is a part of the process. You just learn to pick yourself back up. ― **Michelle Obama**

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. ― Beverly Sills — You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. ― **Beverly Sills**

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. - Oprah Winfrey — Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. – **Oprah Winfrey**

“With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building legacies. Those do not die.”
Criss Jami