100+ Fear of Failure Quotes to Inspire Courage and Resilience

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

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

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston S. Churchill

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” – Albert Einstein

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

“We are all failures—at least, the best of us are.” – J.M. Barrie

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote

“He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” – James Joyce

“Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” – John Wooden

“To be successful, you must accept all challenges that come your way. You cannot just accept the ones you like.” – Mike Gafka

“Failure is the tuition you pay for success.” – Walter Brunell

“What we think of as failure is often just the first step toward something greater.” – Unknown

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” – Woody Allen

“Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage.” – Napoleon Hill

“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington

“The hard days are what make you stronger.” – Aly Raisman

“I'm not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” – Thomas Edison

“Screwups happen. The key is to acknowledge them, learn from them, and move on.” – Marissa Mayer

“Fail fast, fail often, but always fail forward.” – John C. Maxwell

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” – Mark Zuckerberg

“When we give up on our dreams because we’re afraid of failure, we rob the world of our unique gifts.” – Les Brown

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“I have failed repeatedly in business, but that’s precisely why I’m here today.” – Sara Blakely

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” – Henry Ford

“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.” – Jennifer Lim

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” – Oscar Wilde

“Failure is not the end, but a lesson that persistence is required.” – Roy T. Bennett

“It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates

“We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.” – Samuel Smiles

“Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” – Benjamin Franklin

“The fastest way to succeed is to look like you’re playing catch-up.” – Warren Buffett

“Failure is simply another opportunity to start over, this time more wisely.” – Henry Ford

“Every error is a lesson in disguise.” – Unknown

“Growth begins where comfort ends.” – Neale Donald Walsch

“I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison

“Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of failed attempts.” – Unknown

“I'm not a failure. I just found 10,000 ways to not make a lightbulb.” – Anonymous

“I failed my math test. But I bet I did better than Newton at gravity.” – Unknown

“I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.” – Unknown

“I didn’t lose my motivation. I just misplaced it temporarily… probably while failing.” – Unknown

“My resume lists ‘resilience’ as a skill because I keep applying after rejections.” – Unknown

“I told my computer I needed a break and now it won’t stop crashing.” – Unknown

“I’m not lazy. I’m in energy-saving mode.” – Unknown

“I tried adulting today. Got a participation trophy for effort.” – Unknown

“I didn’t fail the exam. I just found 100 ways not to answer the questions.” – Unknown

“I’m not saying I failed, I’m just saying the results weren’t optimal.” – Unknown

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan

“Scars are tattoos with better stories.” – Unknown

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“We are all broken—that’s how the light gets in.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Perfect is boring. Real is beautiful.” – Unknown

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe

“You don’t need to be perfect to be worthy of love.” – Brené Brown

“Flaws are beautiful because they mean someone has fought hard and lived well.” – Unknown

“Nothing is perfect. That’s why pencils have erasers.” – Wolfgang Riebe

“Being imperfect is perfectly okay.” – Unknown

“Let go of the need to be perfect and embrace the joy of being real.” – Mandy Hale

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brené Brown

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield

“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb

“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

“Fortune favors the bold.” – Virgil

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” – Winston Churchill

“Leap and the net will appear.” – John Burroughs

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered and the courage with which you maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” – Orison Swett Marden

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer

“The definition of success? Peace, health, love, purpose, and contribution.” – Robin Sharma

“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s a part of it.” – Arianna Huffington

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” – John Wooden

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” – Paul Sweeney

“Success is not about being the best. It’s about being brave enough to be yourself.” – Unknown

“Failure is the foundation of success.” – Lao Tzu

“Sometimes failure is necessary so we can restart our lives with clearer goals.” – Unknown

“Let your biggest defeats become your biggest lessons.” – Joel Osteen

“Use your pain as fuel. Let your struggles be the fire that ignites greatness.” – Unknown

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan

“Failure is fertilizer for future success.” – Craig Groeschel

“When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.” – Unknown

“Turn your setbacks into setups.” – T.D. Jakes

“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“Pressure makes diamonds.” – George S. Patton

“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.” – Unknown

“Your lowest point is where you find your highest purpose.” – Unknown

“Transform your wounds into wisdom and your pain into power.” – Unknown

“Every failure is a setup for a comeback story.” – Joel Osteen