The things which seem like heartbreaking setbacks sometimes turn out to be lucky breaks.
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Anderson Cooper
Tulane University Commencement 2010, 2010
When one door closes, another door always opens. It really does.
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Lisa Kudrow
Vassar College Commencement 2010, 2010
Every other disappointment that happened... they were like guideposts that kept me on my path.
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Lisa Kudrow
Vassar College Commencement 2010, 2010
Without the possibility of failure, there is no possibility of success.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010
As painful as it is, failure has been my friend. And it can be your friend too.
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Jarl Mohn
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Commencement 2009, 2009
One thing is for sure — if you never try, you're never going to win.
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Dolly Parton
University of Tennessee Commencement 2009, 2009
Failure will teach you things that you can learn no place else. How else will you know yourself or the strength of your friendships until both have been tested by adversity?
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Jonathan Youshaei
Deerfield High School Commencement 2009, 2009
You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You push yourself because you believe in yourself and in your vision.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
University of Southern California Commencement 2009, 2009
Learn humility and wisdom when you stumble, because it will help you when you succeed.
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Rahm Emanuel
George Washington University Commencement 2009, 2009
The best way to deal with most difficulties and challenges is to see them as opportunities to help us grow—lessons that are presented to us to help us go further than we have gone before.
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John Mackey
Bentley College Commencement 2008, 2008
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
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J.K. Rowling
Harvard University Commencement 2008, 2008
The only time you lose at something is when you don't learn from that experience.
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Chuck Norris
Liberty University Commencement 2008, 2008