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Quotes about Failure

Mistakes are a fact of life. If you are willing to be wrong then you have earned the right to be right.
— Nikki Giovanni
We need days of failure because they help humble us, and through them we can see how God's grace is poured out on the humble.
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
If you wonder why you choose to worship other gods rather than wholeheartedly devote yourself to the Lord you love, examine the thought and desires that captivate your heart. That's where you'll fin the answer to every sin and failure in your life. Don't be deceived into thinking that you need to develop more willpower. We need to develop godly thoughts and desires.
— Elyse Fitzpatrick
There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul.
— Erica Jong
I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.
— Amy Grant
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
— John Ortberg
I had some poor matches, but nobody's perfect.
— Lukasz Fabianski
I'm bad at math.
— John Oates
My first match lasted 10 seconds, and I lost.
— Roddy Piper
When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time.
— Andy Stanley
America can't beat anyone anymore.
— George Clooney
A free man, when he fails, blames nobody.
— Joseph Brodsky