on failure
“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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More on failure
Failing conventionally is the route to go; as a group, lemmings may have a rotten image, but no individual lemming has ever received bad press.
Warren BuffettWarren Buffett If you fail the first time then you’ll just have to try harder the second time.
Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.
Les BrownLes Brown Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Jim RohnJim Rohn If you can accept losing, you can’t win.
Vince LombardiVince Lombardi Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
Vince LombardiVince Lombardi If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.
Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill I used to blame everything outside of me for my lack of progress until I found that my problem was inside.
Jim RohnJim Rohn