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" Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. "

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" Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do. "

" After Mitt Romney's defeat, the RNC released its official assessment of what happened - a failure to reach younger voters, nonwhite voters, women - but was met with a counter-narrative that, in fact, it was Romney's failure to be conservative enough that led to a depressed Republican base. "

Kristen Soltis Anderson

" Success is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure. "

" We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts. "

" Failure is success if we learn from it. "

" We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing. "

" Do not let your ambitions become a sanctuary for your failures. "

Bryant H. McGill

" I liked drawing and painting, because the only failure would be to listen to the doubters who wanted me to stop drawing and painting because 'you aren't going to make a living doing that.' I liked looking in art books at the work of painters. "

" My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. "

Abraham Lincoln

" I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport. "

Mike Krzyzewski

" Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo. "

" I've been through a lot in my career, and the failure that I've gone through makes me really appreciate the moments of success much more. "

" Most people don't really do too many things because they're afraid they'll fail. There are people failing all the time, all around you. And nobody is going to notice your failure. Your failure is not going to be so spectacular that people write news stories about it. Your failure will be boring. "

Kumail Nanjiani

" The most resilient companies foster a pervasive culture of innovation at all levels of the organization - one that values risk-taking, embraces experimentation and considers failure an inevitable part of thinking boldly. "

" It's failure, really, that you grow by, although nobody likes to experience it. "

" There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough. "

" To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment. "

James Lane Allen

" Failure's a marker of success in its own right because you went out and tried something... If you really don't want to fail, go find a comfortable chair and stay there. Just don't go out and do anything. "

" Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure. "

Sylvester Stallone

" Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. "

Florence Scovel Shinn

" It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. "

Charlotte Whitton

" Every company needs to have a skunkworks, to try things that have a high probability of failing. You try to minimize failure, but at the same time, if you're not willing to try things that are inherently risky, you're not going to make progress. "

" Failure too is a form of death. "

" Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. "

" All the world loves a good loser. "

" Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure. "

" Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. "

Gifford Pinchot

" Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love. "

" It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. "