Soong Mei-ling Quotes

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Man is not made for defeat.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

I have never feared failure.

We have all lost before and we will win again.

True hopefulness and optimism is what leads one to dare. It is also what lifts one back up to dare again after a failed attempt.

I've experienced a lot of successes. I've experienced a lot of failures. I've been able to get back up on my feet and keep going.

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play to win, but you can't be afraid to lose.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.