There is no success without failure. There is no success without multiple failures, I promise you that.
James Carville
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Commencement 2013, 2013
Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning. In order to fulfill yourself, you have to forget yourself. In order to find yourself, you have to lose yourself.
David Brooks
Sewanee University of the South Baccalaureate 2013, 2013
Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.
Ben Bernanke
Princeton University Commencement 2013, 2013
Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks. Dare to fail. Remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.
Aaron Sorkin
Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012
Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly well-educated dumb people. There are some screwups headed your way. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
Aaron Sorkin
Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012
Don't be afraid to shoot the long ball. Take the risk. Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure. If I had worried about failure or listened to those who do, I would never have started my company and never run for mayor.
Michael Bloomberg
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement 2012, 2012
Not every risk will work out, but that's okay. Failure is the world's best teacher.
Michael Bloomberg
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement 2012, 2012
It is not a disgrace to not reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim, is sin.
Hank Aaron
Marquette University Commencement 2012, 2012
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
Lee Corso
Florida State University Commencement 2012, 2012
Make failure your friend, but not a habit. First of all, I'm not sure survival is such a bad plan.
Benno Schmidt
University of Missouri-Kansas City Commencement 2012, 2012
Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks. Dare to fail. Remember, the first person through the wall always gets bloody.
Aaron Sorkin
Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012
You're gonna fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the number of times you get back up.
Aaron Sorkin
Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012