Ann Brashares Quotes

Suppose you should fail. Is that so terrible? Not to have tried is a worse failure.

Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything.

He who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly.

If you take risks, you may fail; but if you don't take risks, you will surely fail

Better to try and fail than not to try at all

They say that "he who flies highest, falls farthest" - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that "he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all".

It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.

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

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

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

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

Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live.

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

The only failure is not to try.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

Do what is beyond your strength even should you fail sometimes.

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

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

True, foolish risks can lead to difficult consequences. But having said that, don't be so scared of failure and disappointment that you fail to dream.

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

What if I fall?', Tim cried. Maerlyn laughed. 'Sooner or later, we all do.

Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less.

If you try you may fail, if you don't try you're guaranteed to fail.