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" Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement. "

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" Do not wallow in your failure. Spend some time grieving, learn from it, and then move on. Constantly replaying what went wrong will not benefit you. Get involved in another company, another cause, another relationship. "

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" I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger. "

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" Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success. "

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