Top 462 Failure Quotes

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.

I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure.

Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try.

Love is such a powerful subject matter because it comes in so many different shapes and sizes. It's about timing, fate, failure, redemption.

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.