Marilyn Monroe on failure
Marilyn Monroe121 quotes“Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.”
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I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe I don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Love is rare, love is strange, nothing lasts and people change.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman but loose enough to show you’re a lady
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Dogs never bite me. Just humans.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I’ve got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent?
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Everything happens for a reason.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe I’m pretty, but I’m not beautiful. I sin but I’m not the devil. I’m good, but I’m not an angel.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe A smile is the best makeup a girl could wear.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.
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To move forward today, you must learn to say good-bye to yesterday’s hurts, tragedies and baggage. You can’t build a monument to past problems and fail forward.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell It is hard to lose for everybody.
PV SindhuPV Sindhu Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.H. Jackson Brown Jr. Every step I’ve taken has rewarded me with a lesson and every single setback and disruption has straightened out in a manner that befits me.
Dau VoireDau Voire When you lose in the quarterfinals or semifinals, you actually learn a lot from those mistakes.
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