Francis Bacon Quotes

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least I'd know that I tried.

What's the problem with 'never?' It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

It's better to have tried and failed than never tried, you can rest easy knowing you gave it a go.

Don't be that guy that's laying in that hospital bed going, 'I wonder what would have happened if I tried it?' The worst thing that could happen is that it doesn't work.

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

Failure is not a crime. The crime is not trying.

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.

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.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all.

It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

To know that one has never really tried - that is the only death.

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

I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure, no humiliation.

To achieve you most be prepared to try; and be prepared to fail if you try.

Most people don't really do too many things because they're afraid they'll fail. There are people failing all the time, all around you. And nobody is going to notice your failure. Your failure is not going to be so spectacular that people write news stories about it. Your failure will be boring.

I will be happier if I crash by trying than not trying and running around behind the same guy for 70 laps.

Failure's a marker of success in its own right because you went out and tried something... If you really don't want to fail, go find a comfortable chair and stay there. Just don't go out and do anything.