Harold Prince Quotes

There is a tomorrow after a disaster, and it's sometimes hard to remember that in the midst of it.

Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth.

I've failed way more than I've succeeded.

Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.

What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.

I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up.

When I was younger, I could be pretty bitter. I still have moments, but I think I've gotten pretty good at rejection.

Failure can teach you something, and as long as you're moving very, very quickly, you're going to start piling up the wins. Speed gives you the luxury to be able to fail.

It's never nice to make mistakes, but it's just how you bounce back.

Today, I don't have any psychological scars, because I am a realist and an optimist. After all, I can't lose my legs twice.

I'm OK with failing. You've got to fail in life in order to get better. I'm going to be fine.

One mistake, your winning streak is over and you've got to start over again. But you have to be optimistic in life, and I find that it's also beautiful, because if things are too predictable, that sucks, too, right?

When you get disappointments, you bounce back.

If you let tragedies stop you along the way, then you're never going to grow as a person.

Some of my biggest victories have come directly after some of my biggest failures.

Sometimes, life is unfair, and you have to suck it up and move on and not use it as an excuse.

If you fail, fail fast enough so you can regroup and do it better.

It would be fair to say that the start of my life in Manchester was not perfect, but there have been many other times when I've had setbacks, and I have never given up.

I think the toughest phase of life is over, and I don't wish it on anyone. My family has gone through a lot, and I don't want to dwell on the past.

One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.

When you see the results, you forget the pain.

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.

The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.

Don't close the book when bad things happen in your life! Just turn the page and start a new chapter!

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.