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Monday Memories: Lessons From Failure

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Around life’s corner

Failure’s waiting train

Our very fiber

Split open with pain

 

Chasing newest dreams

Success sometimes waits

Failure comes knocking

What will be life’s fate?

 

Unavoidable

Failure hitting hard

Inevitable

Drawing life’s harsh card

 

Fear of failure breathes

Spreading, holds us back

Life fogging over

Success now off track

 

Vulnerable vibes

Feeling passed over

Alone in darkness

Where’s life’s sweet clover?

 

Lessons from failure

Past trials teach us

Embrace them and learn

Ride fortitude’s bus

 

With renewed purpose

Learn while improving

Plus motivation

Success now moving

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From the words of American writer, Meg Dowell:  “Failure will teach you to be vulnerable.  Failure will show you what it means to chase a dream.  More importantly, your past failures will change the way you value your successes.”

Mario Andretti Quotes

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It takes a lifetime to build a tradition.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

Mario Andretti (born 1940) is an American race car driver.  Now retired, his career is one of the most successful in all of auto racing.

Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was a former first lady of the United States during her husband’s tenure as President (1933-1945).  Her life was filled with many accomplishments and pursuits outside of her political involvement with her husband:  diplomat (United Nations) and activist (human rights).

Arnold Henry Glasow Quotes

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A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Success is simple.  Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.

Arnold H. Glasow (1905-1998) was an American author and humorist.  He was a regular contributor to the humor sections found in Reader’s Digest.

Lenny Wilkens Quotes

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The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve.

Show people how to have success and then you can push their expectations up.

Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was an American professional basketball player.  Following his playing career, he became a highly successful coach in the NBA (National Basketball Association).  He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach.

Helen Keller Quotes

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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Be of good cheer.  Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author and lecturer.  Her own journey through blindness and deafness encouraged her to advocate for the rights of others who live with disabilities.  

Louisianians Quotes

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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) Jazz musician, trumpeter, and vocalist.  

All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.

Cokie Roberts (1943-2019) Journalist and author.

Women rely on friends.  That’s where we draw sustenance and find safety.  We can count on our women friends when we need a good laugh or a good cry.

Truman Capote (1924-1984) Author, screenwriter, and playwright.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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Colin Powell Quotes

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There are no secrets to success.  It is only the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.

Colin Powell (1937-2021) was an American army officer and diplomat.

Tom Clancy Quotes

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Time is something that fills the empty spaces of life.

An overnight success is ten years in the making.

Tom Clancy (1947-2013) was an American author who pioneered the techno-thriller genre.

Nelson Mandela Quotes

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We can change the world and make it a better place.  It is in our hands to make a difference.

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

Nelson Mandela overcame oppression and imprisonment to become President of South Africa (1994-1999).  His unwavering opposition to the nation’s policy of apartheid led to much change in his beloved country.