“Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.”

“You are responsible for all of your successes, and the lack thereof. And that is the essential point that failure, your ever-faithful friend, wants to make: that your failure could not exist without you—without your stupidity, without your lies, without your mistakes, your uselessness, your lack of faith, your ineptitude, your unjustifiable confidence in your alleged abilities, you stupid loser—failure is your only friend. Failure is your only lover. Failure is your only hope.”

John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer

“(…) Make your entire life an expression of your faith and love for your teacher – this is real dwelling with the Guru.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) Indian guru

“Your own self is your ultimate teacher (sadguru). The outer teacher (Guru) is merely a milestone. It is only your inner teacher, that will walk with you to the goal, for he is the goal.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) Indian guru

“Your failures and your faults, they stick with you. They glob into ugly, cancerous growths inside you and make you want to die.”

Julie Anne Peters (1952) American writer

“See that your cause be good, else Christ will not undertake it.”

John Bunyan (1628–1688) English Christian writer and preacher

“It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.”

Joe Frazier (1944–2011) American boxer

“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.”

Conan O'Brien (1963) American television show host and comedian

“You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America