Don't Stay Down

“If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

Mary Pickford (1892-1979); actress

“Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.”

Aaron Sorkin (born 1961); Academy award winning screenwriter, producer, and playwright

Fail to succeed

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot...and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan (born 1963); retired professional basketball player, businessman

Failure is not failing

"When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation."

--Dan Pallotta

Take Chances!

“The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them."

—Unknown

Do What You Think You Can't

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”

—Oprah Winfrey
(1954-); Television Host, Actress, Philanthopist

Don' Count a Man a Failure Until He’s Dead

“Because a fellow has failed once or twice, or a dozen times, you don’t want to set him down as a failure till he’s dead or losses his courage—and that’s the same thing.”

–George Horace Lorimer

Don't Aim Low!

“Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.”

--Ernest Holmes

Two Kinds of Failures

“There are two kinds of failures: The man who will do nothing he is told, and the man who will do nothing else.”

--Dr. Perle Thompson