Thoughts—Failure	
QUICK CHECK:	
Failure is success if we learn from it.   —M. Forbes
A life spent making mistakes is not only more 
honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing 
nothing.   —George Shaw
It's not easy.  You have to be willing to make 
mistakes.  And the earlier you make those mistakes, 
the better.   —Jane Pfeiffer
Failure teaches success.  (Japanese Saying)
I don’t know what success is, but I know what 
failure is.  Failure is trying to please everybody.
   —Sammy Davis, Jr.
Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches 
us something.   —Morihel Ueshiba
Remember the two benefits of failure.  First, if you 
do fail, you learn what does not work; and second, 
failure gives you the opportunity to try a new way. 
   —Roger VonOech
You always pass failure on your way to success.
   —Mickey Rooney
The greatest failure is a person who never admits 
that he can be a failure.  —Gerald Weiskott
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid 
to fail.    —Edwin Lane
In life as in football, fall forward when you fall.	
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
    —Zig Ziglar
Keep out of the suction caused by those who drift 
backwards.     —E. K. Piper
Not many people are willing to give failure a second 
opportunity.  They fail once and it’s all over.  The 
bitter pill of failure is often more than most people 
can handle.  If you’re willing to accept failure and 
learn from it  — if you’re willing to think of failure 
as a blessing in disguise and bounce back — you’ve 
got the skills of the most powerful success forces.   
   —Joseph Sugarman
I do not fear failure.  I only fear the "slowing up" of 
the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, 
"Keep going; someone must be on top; why not 
you?"   —George Patton
Sometimes by losing a battle, you find a new way to 
win the war.      —Donald Trump
I don't believe in failure.  It is not failure if you 
enjoyed the process.  —Oprah Winfrey
1. Forbes:  When is failure success?
2. Shaw: What is more useful than a life spent 
 doing nothing?
3. Pfeiffer:  When is it best to make mistakes?
4. Davis:  What is failure?
5. VonOech: List the two benefits of failure.
6. Lane: What is an essential aspect of creativity?
7. Ziglar:  What is and is not failure?
8. Sugarman:  What 2 things do you need to be 	
willing to do to harness success forces?	
9. What does George Patton fear?
10. Winfrey: When is failure not failure?
11. a) Which quote do you like?  b) Give a reason 	
for your choice.
Thoughts & Quotes