- Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison
- There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard
- We Brits are not that big on success, especially when someone else is having it. Paul McCartney, 'Uncut', July 2004
- When I was a young man I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. I didn't want to be a failure so I did ten times more work. George Bernard Shaw
- The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right. Edward Simmons
- To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again. David Viscott
- Celebrate your success and find humour in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails put on a costume and sing a silly song. Sam Walton
