Quotes about Failure
Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
- Hosea 13:13
Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
- Hosea 13:15
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
- Joel 1:10
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- Luke 14:29
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
- Luke 14:30
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
- Acts 5:36
But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
- Romans 11:12
And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.
- 2 Corinthians 13:6
Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
- 2 Corinthians 13:7
organizations learn by making decisions, even bad ones.
- Patrick Lencioni
When it comes to teams, trust is all about vulnerability. Team members who trust one another learn to be comfortable being open, even exposed, to one another around their failures, weaknesses, even fears.
- Patrick Lencioni
pointy-haired boss doesn't mind if his company gets their ass kicked, so long as no one can prove it's his fault.
- Paul Graham