| Failure Quotes and Famous Sayings | Avg. Score | Voters |
| | 1. | Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
| 5.0
Vote | 1 |
| | 2. | The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words. Too late. Too late in comprehending the deadly purpose of a potential enemy. Too late in realizing the mortal danger. Too late in preparedness. Too late in uniting all possible forces for resistance. Too late in standing with one's friends. Victors in war results from no mysterious alchemy or wizardry but depends entirely upon the concentration of superior force at all critical points of combat.
| 5.0
Vote | 1 |
| | 3. | I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
| 4.7
Vote | 528 |
| | 4. | I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.
| 4.7
Vote | 365 |
| | 5. | You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.
| 4.7
Vote | 194 |
| | 6. | I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
| 4.7
Vote | 63 |
| | 7. | My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
| 4.7
Vote | 43 |
| | 8. | Redefine the word 'fail.' There is no failure in life other than not trying. If you want something badly enough, make an attempt. If you want to paint, get a brush and do it. If you want to sing, sing. A lot of people get scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You don't 'fail.' You've 'tried your best.'
| 4.7
Vote | 33 |
| | 9. | I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
| 4.6
Vote | 495 |
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