Kevin Hart Quotes

I've made a lot of career mistakes. A lot. Actually, a lot of personal ones, too.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

You can't make anything without making mistakes, do you know what I mean? Robert De Niro's in the 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' film. There's a lot of far greater people than me who have made mistakes in their careers... There's loads of people who have made stuff that isn't good and never get asked about it.

I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it.

You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

If I had gotten the parts in 'Scream' or 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' I would not have been very good in them, and I would've squandered whatever success I had gotten because I wasn't ready for that sort of thing. So I feel grateful for all of the years that I have behind me trying to get traction and a career.

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

I would say I was lucky that I got different kinds of roles.

Win or lose, I always learn something.

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.

One of the most valuable lessons I learned...is that we all have to learn from our mistakes, and we learn from those mistakes a lot more than we learn from the things we succeeded in doing.

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.

I think I might have been a more interesting actor, had more of a career earlier on, if I had more formal preparation. When I see something ten years later that I was in I think, 'Boy, would I love to do that over.'

Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

I think it's good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.

In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made.

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

When you experience a failure as a leader, don't hide it - talk about it. Your missed opportunity will encourage others to take risks.