Paulo Coelho Quotes

Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested." The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.

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.

Running helped me learn how to deal with failure, and failure is a big part of the Internet business.

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.

For me, failure is not a bad thing because it teaches you how to succeed.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

Each failure to sell will increase your chances for success at your next attempt.

99 percent of success is built on failure.

Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.

All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution.

Things hardly ever work on the first try. We'll make another, a better one.

What a joy it is that the road ahead is an uphill climb. For where it leads is all the way to the top.

You have to make those mistakes. You have to do the work. You have to fail. I also realized that I should practice what I preach, which is that if you only do get one kick at the can . . . When you go to places like Africa or Asia or the Indian sub-continent, you realize that a lot of the people there don't ever get a kick at the can. There are no "kicks" at the can - you just don't have that shot.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

We get very little wisdom from success, you know.

Experience is the best teacher. I've been through a lot - going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot of good games and having a lot of bad games. It's a rollercoaster ride and I'm just happy I'm a part of it. If it was easy, then everybody could do it.

The most successful people in American life are those that have had horrific failures and have come back, done it again and again until they got it right, whether it's Steve Jobs or Bill Gates or Warren Buffet.

Failure may be just a step toward your eventual goal.

You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.

You cannot be successful without failure.

You cannot succeed if at some point you haven't failed.

Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.

To achieve longevity you will have cycles. No one gets there in one straight shot.

The key to success is failure… Success is made of 99 percent failure.

Life is a series of failures punctuated by brief successes.