Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
FRANCIS CHAN
FRANCIS CHAN
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TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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We don’t just build on successes, we also build on failures.
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Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt Failure is often the line of least persistence.
Zig ZiglarZig Ziglar Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh Success comes from failure, not from memorizing the right answers.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamA. P. J. Abdul Kalam A nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor.
Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill