“Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
For an Autograph, st. 5 (1868)
Source: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 121
Source: Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
For an Autograph, st. 5 (1868)
“There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail”
Henry Ford book My Life and Work
Source: My Life and Work (1922), pp. 19–20. Quoted in Samuel Crowther, "Henry Ford's Problem," The Magazine of Business, vol. 52 (1927), p. 182
Source: My Life And Work
Context: Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail.
Henry Ford book My Life and Work
Source: 1920s, My Life and Work (1922), pp. 19–20. Quoted in Samuel Crowther, "Henry Ford's Problem," The Magazine of Business, vol. 52 (1927), p. 182
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
Source: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 121
“Take risks and don't fear failure”
Waheeda Rehman (1938) Indian actress
Quote, Take risks and don't fear failure: Waheeda Rehman
“Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure.”
Larry Ellison (1944) American internet entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist
Evan Elite : Lesson #4: Break Through That Wall http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/649/Lesson-4-Break-Through-That-Wall.html.
“Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
“don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!”
Terry McMillan book A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Source: A Day Late and a Dollar Short