“When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.” — George Bernard Shaw
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Success and Failure
“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–which is: Try to please everybody.” –Herbert Bayard Swope
When it rains on your parade
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow..” — Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Fear of Failure
“Half of the failures in life come from pulling one’s horse when he is leaping.” — Thomas Hood
Failure and Success
” Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success. Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” — Sankar Behera
Disappointment
“Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling-ultimate bliss.” — Alexandre Dumas in the Count of Monte Cristo
Success and Failure
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell