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

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" Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. "

" Failure. It doesn't exist. 'Failure' is just what happens when we lose perspective. "

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" I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.' "

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" Adam Smith's huge failure was the fact that he did not foresee the industrial revolution. "

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" What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure. "

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

" The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns. "

Francis Picabia

" I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. "

T. Boone Pickens

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" It's impossible for a Democrat to be a failure. It's impossible for a Democrat to be a reprobate. It's impossible for a Democrat to be a mess. It just isn't possible, as far as the mind-set of the media is concerned. "

" I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. "

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" As a small business owner, you may not have the luxury to throw good money after bad, but if you can ascertain the 'why' of the failure, you can draw some significance from it and then turn it into something that clients will buy. "

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