Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely.

"Dead last" is greater than "did not finish" which trumps "did not start."

Simply because we do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn't mean we can't change the score.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

In any case you mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against.

It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.

See failures as learning experiences, not character faults.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them.

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.