Originally Posted by JinnKai

Is this a quote war now?



Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, It is a thing to be acheived.
-- William Jennings Bryant

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.
-- Francis Crawford

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
-- Robert G. Ingersoll

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.
-- Orison Swett Marden

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
-- Robert Schuller

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
-- Beverly Sills

And my favorites:

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
-- George E. Woodberry

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
-- Thomas Edison

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.
-- Abraham Lincoln


Accept that you're failing, and you can move on; decide that it's not a failure for X, Y, or Z reasons -- you're in DENIAL.