W. Clement Stone Quotes

To me, every time it goes badly I see it as a good thing - because that means I'm one step closer to where I want to be.

I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

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

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.

Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.

Failure is just another step…

You can't win every game, so I've just got to get back to work and get better next week.

Failure is a great learning tool.

Every 'no' I ever received was an inch closer to a 'yes.'

I was lucky in that I had a mother that was full of this colloquial wisdom and she used to say to me 'You know, failure is not the opposite of success, it's the stepping stone to success. There is nobody who has not failed along the way.' So I think its very important for young women, especially as they are starting in life, to recognize that because otherwise, they only see people's success. So, when I speak, I speak of my failures.

Failure is nothing more than learning how to win.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

I think about all my successes and failures, and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on.

When you win a lot, you don't learn much. With my ups and downs, it's a lot of learning.

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.

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

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.

I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.