Sara Blakely Quotes

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

We need some great failures. Especially we ever-successful Americans - conscious, intelligent, illuminating failures.

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

Failing passionately is a success in its own right.

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.

Failure is a learning experience, and the guy who has never failed has never done anything.

You cannot achieve success without the risk of failure. And I learned a long time ago, you cannot achieve success, if you fear failure. If you're not afraid to fail, man, you have a chance to succeed. But you're never gonna get there unless you risk it, all the way. I'll risk failure. Sometimes, half the fun is failing. Learning from your mistakes, waking up the next morning, and saying 'Okay. Watch out. Here I come again. A little bit smarter, licking my wounds, and really not looking forward to getting my ass kicked the way I just did yesterday.' So now, I'm just a little more dangerous.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

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

I wasn't afraid to fail. Something good always comes out of failure.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.'

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.

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure.

When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.

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

Your willingness to fail is what will let you succeed.

I have always said that you have to fail. If you do not fail, it means you have never taken enough risks.

You should try and fail and not be afraid. Get up again.

I've had more failures than I've had success, but I'm not afraid to fail.

Bottom line is don't ever be afraid to fail.

Better to try and fail than not to try at all

Don't be afraid to fail. Anything that I've ever attempted I was always willing to fail. You can't always win, but don't be afraid of making decisions.

If you cannot fail, you cannot learn.