“I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
In an interview about his biography - "Untold Story Of A Mystery Prophet TB Joshua" https://www.modernghana.com/news/210061/untold-story-of-a-mystery-prophet-tb-joshua.html Modern Ghana (April 6 2009)
“I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
“I Owe My Success to My Failure.‘”
Rati Tsiteladze (1987) Georgian Filmmaker
As Quoted in Georgian Journal in 2010 http://www.georgianews.ge/sports/2534-i-owe-my-success-to-my-failure.html
“There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Love Minus Zero/No Limit
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) 11th President of India, scientist and science administrator
Source: quoteslyfe.com ([https://www.quoteslyfe.com/author/A-P-J-Abdul-Kalam-quotes online)
“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist
Originally from Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958); often attributed to Cosby, he actually cites this as a sound advice he once read elsewhere, in "Dr. Bill Cosby" in Ebony, Vol. 32, No. 8 (June 1977), p. 136
Misattributed
“I’ve had a lot of success; I’ve had failures, so I learn from the failure.”
Gordon Ramsay (1966) British chef, writer and TV presenter
“I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.”
Seth Godin (1960) American entrepreneur, author and public speaker
Source: Poke the Box
“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
John Mayer (1977) guitarist and singer/songwriter
From his essay on Jimi Hendrix for Rolling Stone 946 <br class="br">Mayer, John (2004). "Jimi Hendrix" http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939209/6_jimi_hendrix RollingStone.com (accessed March 21, 2007)