Kanye West Quotes

Successful people just don't let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I'd have people come up to me after my shows, and they'd say they want to do stand-up but are scared they're going to fail. I'd tell them, "You are going to fail, and anyone who is success has powered through many, many failures."

Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.

Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can't handle!

The greatest failure is not to try. Had I listened to all the people during the course of my life who said, "You can't. You'll fail. It won't work. You don't have...," I wouldn't be here today.

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

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

Better to try and fail than not to try at all

I'm scared of failure all the time. But not scared enough to stop trying.

I just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up!

Failure is not the outcome - failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

They say that "he who flies highest, falls farthest" - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that "he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all".

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.

Those who achieve great things are the ones willing to be scared but not scared off. If you dream big and take risks, impossible becomes just a word.

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

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.

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I'm not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

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