Do not let fear of failure overwhelms joy success

Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, ... Your life will never be the same again.

The antidote for fear of failure is not success but small doses of failure.

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success.

I think we impress people by our success, but I think we impact them by our failures.

Successful people...focus on the rewards of success: learning from their mistakes and thinking about how they can improve themselves and their situations.

But when it comes to most skills, failure is the only way to become better at something. Knitting teaches you that. You may have to unwind all of your stitches and start anew. That doesn't mean you've wasted your time. You learn from every stitch, even those that don't amount to anything. All writers should be made to knit a hat before they start writing a novel. It would help with understanding the importance of revision, and that the process is what can bring you the most

Tuesdays were meant for accidents, disappointments, and bad news. Long ago, the day was considered to belong to Mars, the god of war and blood. Now it just meant trouble—it meant that your past could come back to haunt you.

In their estimation Gillian was young and stupid and would get herself pregnant in record time—all the prerequisites for a miserable and ordinary life.

My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'

Some people are focused on their losses, their flaws, their mistakes, the times they didn't measure up. You need to focus on your victories, focus on the times you succeeded, you resisted the temptation, you were disciplined.