#fail

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being. ↗

— Doug Coupland

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

— Doug Coupland

#building #construction #does #failure #finished

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#failure #forgive #i #imagine #life

True as this is, it is also true that for one who won through there were many who gained nothing, and it was, and is, the sheer weight of numbers of those who failed of this that has made their influence on the modern life as pervasive and controlling as it is. ↗

— Ralph A. Cram

#controlling #failed #gained #influence #life

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#first #if at first #may #style #succeed

She leaves, carrying a biodegradable carrier bag that reads THE SUICIDE SHOP on one side, and on the other: HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN A FAILURE? LET’S MAKE YOUR DEATH A SUCCESS! ↗

— Jean Teulé

#failure #suicide #death

Very few of the great leaders ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically. ↗

— Phil Crosby

#dramatically #ever #failing #few #get

Being convinced one knows the whole story is the surest way to fail. ↗

— Phil Crosby

#convinced #fail #knows #story #surest

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure. ↗

— George Cukor

#any #failure #successes #unless #you

I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at. ↗