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Gabe · 01-04-2005, 10:55 AM

(Sorry I can't source this quote, it was sent to me unsourced.)

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that
we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down."

Phinneas · 01-04-2005, 11:09 AM

"The greatest glory in life lies not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall."

--Nelson Mandela

Thought I'd add that, Gabe. I have this quote posted on my computer where I can see it every day. It helps.

jojo

Dan · 01-04-2005, 11:15 AM

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.
~Thomas Watson, Senior Founder of IBM

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
~Jack Lemmon

There's a message in those two quotes...

Cap3 · 01-05-2005, 08:40 PM

Failure is an "event"
Not a person,
Based on judgements.
....dont know the auther...???

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Gabe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,955	Failure (Sorry I can't source this quote, it was sent to me unsourced.) "You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down."

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01-04-2005, 11:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Phinneas Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: fumbling towards ecstasy Posts: 2,614	"The greatest glory in life lies not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall." --Nelson Mandela Thought I'd add that, Gabe. I have this quote posted on my computer where I can see it every day. It helps. jojo

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Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,710	If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. ~Thomas Watson, Senior Founder of IBM Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure. ~Jack Lemmon There's a message in those two quotes...

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Cap3 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 727	Failure is an "event" Not a person, Based on judgements. ....dont know the auther...???

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