Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

But man is not made for defeat,'he said. 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.

Failure is an event not a person

Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.

To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.

Nature never excuses lapses.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.