Willard Wigan Quotes

But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated.

I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.

Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because that's what I think life is about.

Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself.

Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before reaching forty.

Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success, and in some ways it's better to have failure at the beginning of your career, or your life.

I'm sure not afraid of success and I've learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I'm afraid of now is of being someone I don't like much.

Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.

I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.

I am your original autodidact.

It's okay to fail if you learn from it.

One thing about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone is that you're going to make mistakes, and you're going to fall flat on your face sometimes.

It's not about the failure, it's about learning from the failures. Failure itself cannot be celebrated.

It's good to have a bad season because you learn a lot about yourself; you become stronger, and you see where you have to improve.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I think that's normal for someone who wants to grow and develop. You will have to overcome plenty of obstacles, and it is normal that you should stumble sometimes.

When you lose, you learn a lot about yourself. That experience is important.

I don't thrive in a school or academic environment, I found out. I thrive better in the world outside the small academy because I find it hard to explain what I'm doing.

Here's the thing: I consider myself pretty well - for somebody that didn't go to high school, pretty well educated.

Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a friend, philosopher, and guide.

I consider myself as a human being with lots of ups and downs and learning from a lot of failures before I can succeed.

I believe failures are very important in any person's growth. I've learnt what not to do from them.

From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.

Cultivate your garden. Do not depend upon teachers to educate you... follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony.

Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are the foundation for growth. Those who have fallen, failed or 'gone down' are the only ones who understand 'up.'