Dean Kamen Quotes

Don't be afraid to fail. For the love of God, don't be afraid to fail, because you're going to fail. So try to fail as hard as you can is what I would say, because you're always going to get up and you're going to learn something from it.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.

I still get rejections - frequently - and my goal isn't to never fail, to never be turned down, but simply to succeed more often than I don't. And in order to do that, I have to constantly put myself out there, to judgment, critique, and rejection.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

I wasn't afraid of failing. A lot of people fear failure, and I think that holds a lot of people back. But a lot of times, it's possibly the best thing that could happen to you because you learn how to get back up, you learn how to do it better and you're stronger from that.

Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying.

When something goes wrong in your life, it doesn't finish you, and you should become braver, knowing that you've got to go for things in life and don't regret because you didn't try to be as good as you might be.

My dad taught me very early in life that whenever a child learns to walk, he falls a lot of times, but then he picks himself up and learns to walk like a man, and that is something which is a motto in life as well. You gotta pick yourself up, and you gotta walk, and you gotta walk strong.

But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.

My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'

Fact: From quitting smoking to skiing, we succeed to the degree we try, fail, and learn. Studies show that people who worry about mistakes shut down, but those who are relaxed about doing badly soon learn to do well. Success is built on failure.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.

True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.

To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

Don't be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.