- I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion. Yohji Yamamoto
- “THE FOUR HEAVENLY FOUNTAINSLaugh, I tell youAnd you will turn backThe hands of time.Smile, I tell youAnd you will reflectThe face of the divine.Sing, I tell youAnd all the angels will sing with you!Cry, I tell youAnd the reflections found in your pool of tears -Will remind you of the lessons of today and yesterdayTo guide you through the fears of tomorrow.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- “The bottom line is, insults only hurt when they come from someone I respect.” ― Kresley Cole
- Life is a Tetris. Do something good, it disappears immediately. But mistakes, they accumulate themselves. In the end everyone loses. Alexandra Melo (More on that quote here)
- “Failure is the raw material from which success is made from” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
- In any case, you must not confuse a single failure with a final defeat. F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.” ― Ben Carson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. Roger Babson
- Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves. Garth Stein
- “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down. -Mary Pickford (pg. 68 Chicken Soup for the Soul Living the Dream)” ― Jack Canfield and Mark Hanson
- “And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano bench. All that remained unchecked, like a betrayal that was now unbreakable. So I never found a way to ask her why she had hoped something so large that failure was inevitable. And even worse, I never asked her what frightened me the most: Why had she given up hope?” ― Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
- “One often has to do what they have to do in order to do what they want to do; however if you only do what you want to do then you will never do what you have to do!” ― Dr. C. Moorer, From Failure to Promise: An Uncommon Path to Professoriate
- We are all failures – at least the best of us are. J.M. Barrie
- Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius
- “The most important subject in the curriculum in the future years will be how to love ourselves and be content.” ― Abhishek Shukla, Feelings Undefined: The Charm of the Unsaid Vol. 1
- “You can’t found a brand or business until after you lay your foundation first as it starts with your creative process that lays the foundation for your brand to be built on” ― James D. Wilson
- “Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.” ― Bryant McGill
- “Strong people don’t put others down. They lift them up and slam them on the ground for maximum damage.” ― Abhishek Shukla, Feelings Undefined: The Charm of the Unsaid Vol. 1
- “If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.” ― Steven Wright
- “The only walls that exist are those you have placed in your mind. And whatever obstacles you conceive, exist only because you have forgotten what you have already achieved.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- “Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.” ― Bryant McGill
- “A wise man is someone who knows how to convert obstacles into resources.” ― Abhishek Shukla, KISS Life “Life is what you make it”
- “The richest people in the world build networks and invest in people; everyone else looks for work and invests in survival.” ― Abhishek Shukla, KISS Life “Life is what you make it”
- “Nevertheless, what was made in the hope of transforming the world need not be rejected because it failed to do so – otherwise, one would also have to throw out a good deal of the greatest painting and poetry of the nineteenth century. An objective political failure can still work as a model of intellectual affirmation or dissent.” ― Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New
- “It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic, pleasure-filled way of life.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
- “When your intuition is strong, follow it.” ― Lolly Daskal, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
- “To Be Happy, You Must Know The Pass Code of Life. And Life Gives You Many Attempts To Unlock It….” ― Muhammad Imran Hasan
- “You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday.” ― Jason Mraz
- “A positive mind is the sharpest tool that brings down the monuments of failure. The quickest way to fail is to murder your mind with negative thoughts!” ― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365
- “What seems like the right thing to do could also be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life” ― Abhishek Shukla, KISS Life “Life is what you make it”