And I deal with all that by being like a perfectionist. But that's okay.

If for half a year you only get 10 minutes to play from the bench, then you have no rhythm.

I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.

My failures may be my greatest successes. It is in failure that I have often drawn closer to God, learn to depend more on Him than myself, gained self-knowledge, and seen things in their right perspective.

When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.

mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.

One great reason for hope is this: you are not a failure just because you have failed at certain things.

Some people seem to start their day on the "wrong foot." They feel all right when they wake up, but as soon as something goes wrong, they lose their footing and walk with a "loser's limp" the rest of the day. Once they are off to a bad start, it seems they never catch up.