Vinod Khosla Quotes

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

If you fail, do not be discouraged.

The most important lesson to remember is that failure is inevitable, but so is success, so rebound.

If you fail doing one thing, then learn the lesson and move on and find something else.

I might look successful but I've made many mistakes. People take their failures too seriously. You have to be positive and believe you will find success next time.

There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failure you feel, it's the failure that people project when something disappoints. You're back to ground zero, where there's no expectations, and that's where I like to be.

With failure, you just try again.

You have to understand that when things go wrong in your life, it doesn't mean you need to quit. It means you need to get stronger and change your plan.

You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.

I'm a big believer that success is never final and failure is never fatal.

I think the personal stories that I tell in my life, I think, sort of do add up to say that you can fail and fail and fail again and continue to move forward.

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

I had my years of struggling. Some of my shows failed miserably, and I was upset by it and it dented my confidence. But I never stopped. I kept going for it.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

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

Success is never final, but failure can be.

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

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.

There's nothing wrong with failing if you learn from it, and I've failed out here plenty.