Failure – it’s a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many, conjuring images of disappointment, setback, and defeat. Yet, as countless success stories have shown, failure is not the end but rather a stepping stone on the path to greatness. In the face of adversity, it is often the words of wisdom and encouragement that help us find the strength to persevere and ultimately achieve success. In this article, we’ll explore a collection of motivational quotes aimed at inspiring those who have experienced failure to rise again and pursue their dreams with renewed determination.
Quotes About Learning From Failure
1. “The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” — Paulo Coelho
2. “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ― J.K. Rowling
3. “When you take risks, you learn that there will be times when you succeed, and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” ― Ellen DeGeneres
4. “Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” ― Oprah Winfrey
5. “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” ― Michael Jordan
6. “Failure is a part of the process. You just learn to pick yourself back up.” ― Michelle Obama
7. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.” ― Confucius
8. “Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again. Most of us adults are so afraid, so cautious, so ‘safe,’ and therefore so shrinking and rigid and afraid that it is why so many humans fail. Most middle-aged adults have resigned themselves to failure.” ― Malcolm X
9. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” ― Arianna Huffington
10. “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.” ― Eloise Ristad
11. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ― Thomas Edison
12. “It’s only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you’re not expressing the utmost of your human experience.” ― Lupita Nyong’o
13. “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” ― Bill Gates
14. “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” ― John F. Kennedy
15. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
16. “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” ― Brene Brown
17. “There are no failures–just experiences and your reactions to them.” ― Tom Krause
18. “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” ― Bill Gates
19. “Don’t fear failure — not failure, but low aim is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.” ― Bruce Lee
20. “The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” ― Roy T. Bennett
21. “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” ― Benjamin Franklin
22. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” ― Robert F. Kennedy
23. “One who fears failure limits his activities.” ― Henry Ford
24. “Let the fear of failure be the background noise of your success.” ― Giovanni Dienstmann
25. “A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.” ― Criss Jami
26. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ― Elbert Hubbard
Quotes About Failure
27. “Giving up is the only sure way to fail.” ― Gena Showalter
28. “The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.” ― John C. Maxwell
29. “I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” ― Thomas Edison
30. “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” ― Samuel Beckett
31. “The master has failed more times than the beginner has tried.” ― Stephen McCranie
32. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” ― Beverly Sills
33. “Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ― Suzy Kassem
34. “Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.” ― Denis Waitley
35. “You have to be able to accept failure to get better.” ― Lebron James
36. “You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.” ― Johnny Cash
37. “Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.” ― George Eliot
38. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou
39. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” ― Coco Chanel
40. “We’re born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.” ― Whoopi Goldberg
41. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” ― Dale Carnegie
42. “Do not judge me by my successes; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” ― Nelson Mandela
43. “My grandmother once told me, ‘Don’t let failure go to your heart and don’t let success go to your head.'” ― Will Smith
44. “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” ― Michael Jordan
45. “Failure is success in progress.” ― Albert Einstein
46. “Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.” ― Napoleon Hill
Conclusion: Rising Stronger Than Before
In the journey toward success, failure is not a roadblock but a stepping stone – a necessary part of the process that shapes us, strengthens us, and ultimately propels us toward our goals. As we’ve explored in this article, the wisdom and inspiration found in motivational quotes can serve as powerful tools for navigating the challenges of failure and finding the courage to rise again.