“You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.”
“It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.”
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American television show host and comedian 1963Related quotes
“Don't let your failures define you.”
“The world, as we perceive it, is our own invention.”
                                        
                                        Heinz von Foerster (1988) The Invented Reality p.45–46 
1980s
                                    
                                        
                                        Kant, Immanuel (1996), page 100 
Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798)
                                    
                                        
                                        Source: Aleph (2011) 
Context: It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. You can try to stop time, but it’s a complete waste of energy.
                                    
“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
                                        
                                        From his essay on Jimi Hendrix for Rolling Stone 946 
Mayer, John (2004).  "Jimi Hendrix" http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939209/6_jimi_hendrix RollingStone.com (accessed March 21, 2007)