John Malkovich Quotes

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if you're not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are.

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.

Life is just experience, whether it's good or bad, whatever you're doing you should learn from it if you've got the right kind of mindset.

Don't be afraid to lose. Listen. And always invest in yourself.

Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of.

Don't be afraid to fail. For the love of God, don't be afraid to fail, because you're going to fail. So try to fail as hard as you can is what I would say, because you're always going to get up and you're going to learn something from it.

I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy.

Regret is pointless. I never do anything without first deciding to do it based on facts and feelings, and if it doesn't work out how I hoped, oh well - there's another notch on my experience belt.

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

I have a lot of insecurities, but you learn from your failures.

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

I cherish all of the times I've fallen on my face and made mistakes, because those experiences have made me who I am.

I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

I have been shaped by my mistakes and disappointments - just as I have been shaped by my successes.

I try to learn from every experience, good or bad.

I don't want to be perceived as someone who has it all figured out. I certainly don't feel entitled or like I'm a superstar. I'm still growing, learning, and figuring things out.

Don't be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.

You know, everybody has setbacks in their life, and everybody falls short of whatever goals they might set for themselves. That's part of living and coming to terms with who you are as a person.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time

I'm open. All of my situations have made me who I am.