In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. Mike Krzyzewski on failure
Crime and bad lives are the measure of a State's failure, all crime in the end is the crime of the community. H. G. Wells on failure
Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed. Steven Spielberg on failure
Failure has gone to his head. Wilson Mizner on failure
Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility. Susan Sontag on failure
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. Edward Abbey on failure
Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. Abraham Joshua Heschel on failure
If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure. Doug Coupland on failure
Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure. Doug Coupland on failure
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. Scott Adams on failure
Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure. Arsene Wenger on failure
I love Rauschenberg. I love that he created a turning point in visual history, that he redefined the idea of beauty, that he combined painting, sculpture, photography, and everyday life with such gall, and that he was interested in, as he put it, 'the ability to conceive failure as progress.' Jerry Saltz on failure
This dullness of vision regarding the importance of the general welfare to the individual is the measure of the failure of our schools and churches to teach the spiritual significance of genuine democracy. Henry A. Wallace on failure
A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself. Gertrude Stein on failure
The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure. B. C. Forbes on failure
Any man who has $10,000 left when he dies is a failure. Errol Flynn on failure
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success. Max Beerbohm on failure
You have to be able to accept failure to get better. LeBron James on failure
Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others. Amelia Earhart on failure
Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure. Earl Wilson on failure