Quotes about Failure
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
— Joel 1:10
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
— Luke 14:29
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
— Luke 14:30
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
— Acts 5:36
But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
— Romans 11:12
And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.
— 2 Corinthians 13:6
Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
— 2 Corinthians 13:7
organizations learn by making decisions, even bad ones.
— Patrick Lencioni
When it comes to teams, trust is all about vulnerability. Team members who trust one another learn to be comfortable being open, even exposed, to one another around their failures, weaknesses, even fears.
— Patrick Lencioni
pointy-haired boss doesn't mind if his company gets their ass kicked, so long as no one can prove it's his fault.
— Paul Graham
I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work. Now, I'm beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I'm happy at least that I didn't wait twenty years.
— Paulo Coelho
To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living.
— Samuel Beckett