October 13th: Failure Day

In Finland, today is Failure Day, a day to celebrate failure and see it as an opportunity to learn from mistakes. Here are 10 quotes about failure.

1. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work. Thomas Edison
2. Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. Coco Chanel
3. Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement. CS Lewis
4. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail. Mike Murdock
5. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford
6. Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. Truman Capote
7. I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Bill Cosby
8. If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
9. If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. Quentin Crisp
10. Failure isn't fatal, but failure to change might be. John Wooden

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