Quotes about Failure
As much as Tim blamed himself during the next morning's postmortem, I recognized it as a systems failure—and a failure on my part to put those who worked under me in a position to succeed.
— Barack Obama
Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Somehow it had come to pass that this man was her whole world, and she had failed to take his measure.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Trust—or the lack of it—is at the root of success or failure in relationships and in the bottom-line results of business, industry, education, and government.
— Stephen Covey
Eventually, if there isn't deep integrity and fundamental character strength, the challenges of life will cause true motives to surface and human relationship failure will replace short-term success.
— Stephen Covey
Point out the potential failure paths, what not to do, but don't tell them what to do.
— Stephen Covey
The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success.
— Stephen Covey
The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success. "Success," said IBM founder T. J. Watson, "is on the far side of failure.
— Stephen Covey
If there isn't deep integrity and fundamental character strength, the challenges of life will cause true motives to surface and human relationship failure will replace short-term success.
— Stephen Covey
The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success. "Success," said IBM founder T. J. Watson
— Stephen Covey
You do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but you have lost love because you never attempted obedience.
— CS Lewis
The thing I love about God is He intentionally guides people into failure.
— Bob Goff