If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

„If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.“ — Kobe Bryant. Edited by Eszter Kissová. Last update June 3, 2021. History. „Ifyou'reafraidtofail,thenyou'reprobablygoingtofail.“— KobeBryantEditedbyEszterKissová.LastupdateJune3,2021.HistoryKobeBryant32Americanbasketballplayer1978-2020Relatedquotes„Ifyou'reafraidtofailinastartup,you'redestinedtodoso.“— SteveBlankAmericanbusinessman1953Source:TheStartupOwner’sManual(2012),p.33.„Unlessyou'renotpushingyourself,you'renotlivingtothefullest.Youcan'tbeafraidtofail,butunlessyoufail,youhaven'tpushedhardenough.“— DeanKarnazesAmericandistancerunner1962Source:50/50:SecretsILearnedRunning50Marathonsin50Days--andHowYouTooCanAchieveSuperEndurance!„Thefreedomtofailisvitalifyou'regoingtosucceed.“— MichaelKordaBritishwriter1933Source:Success!(1977),p.240Context:Thefreedomtofailisvitalifyou'regoingtosucceed.Mostsuccessfulpeoplefailfromtimetotime,anditisameasureoftheirstrengththatfailuremerelypropelsthemintosomenewattemptatsuccess.Freedom„Weprobablyhadaonepercentchanceandsucceedingbecausemostpeoplewhoattempttodothisfail,butifyou’renotafraidtofaillet’sgoforit.“— ZacharyLaoutidesfilmactor1986ABCEyewitnessNewsChicago2016:Award-winningLatinofilmmakersthriveinAurorahttps://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/award-winning-latino-filmmakers-thrive-in-aurora/1464700/Chance,People„Justbecauseyoufailoncedoesn'tmeanyou'regonnafailateverything.“— MarilynMonroeAmericanactress,model,andsinger1926-1962Heartbreaking,Inspirational,Courageous,love„Daretofail.Ifyouneverfail,you'renevertakenrisksandthat'snowaytotakeonthislife.“— RichieSamboramusician,songwriter1959DoctorateAwardSpeech,KeanUniversity(2004)Life,Way„Ifyou'renotfailingeverynowandagain,it'sasignyou'renotdoinganythingveryinnovative.“— WoodyAllenAmericanscreenwriter,director,actor,comedian,author,playwright,andmusician1935„Ifyouhaven'tfailed,you'renottryinghardenough.“— JenniferCrusieAmericanwriter1949Source:TrustMeonThis„tiny:maybethere'ssomethingyou'reafraidtosay,orsomeoneyou'reafraidtolove,orsomewhereyou'reafraidtogo.it'sgonnahurt.it'sgonnahurtbecauseitmatters.“— DavidLevithan,bookWillGrayson,WillGraysonSource:WillGrayson,WillGraysonLove,Hurt„Lifeisfullofscrewups.You'resupposedtofailsometimes.It'sarequiredpartofthehumanexistance.“— SarahDessen,bookAlongfortheRideVariant:You'resupposedtofailsometimes.It'sarequiredpartofthehumanexistence-EliSource:AlongfortheRideLife,Parting„Findwhatyou'reafraidofmostandgolivethere.“— ChuckPalahniuk,bookInvisibleMonstersVariant:Findoutwhatyou'reafraidofandgolivethere.Source:InvisibleMonsters„You'reaweirdoifyoucomplain.It'syourownfaultifyou'retraumatizedbyamassacre.It'syourownfaultifyou'repoor.It'syourownfaultifyougetdownsized,overworked,bullied,andfail.Getoverit.“— MarkAmesAmericanwriterandjournalist1965PartVI:WelcometotheDollhouse,page239.GoingPostal:Rage,Murder,andRebellion,FromReagan'sWorkplacestoClinton'sColumbineandBeyond(2005)Context:Cruelandcallouswhenontop,afraidandsmilingallthewaytothegravewhennot-thatprettymuchsumsupthepost-Reaganzeitgeist.Andifyou'renotjustascheerfulastherest,"you'vegotsomepersonalproblems."You'reaweirdoifyoucomplain.It'syourownfaultifyou'retraumatizedbyamassacre.It'syourownfaultifyou'repoor.It'syourownfaultifyougetdownsized,overworked,bullied,andfail.Getoverit.„Goaheadandfail.Butfailwithwit,failwithgrace,failwithstyle.“— TomRobbins,EvenCowgirlsGettheBluesEvenCowgirlsGettheBlues(1976)Context:Soyouthinkthatyou'reafailure,doyou?Well,youprobablyare.What'swrongwiththat?Inthefirstplace,ifyou'veanysenseatallyoumusthavelearnedbynowthatwepayjustasdearlyforourtriumphsaswedoforourdefeats.Goaheadandfail.Butfailwithwit,failwithgrace,failwithstyle.Amediocrefailureisasinsufferableasamediocresuccess.„Itneverfails.Godwillputpeopleinyourpaththatirritateyou,especiallyifyou'repronetobeirritated.“— RichMullinsAmericanchristianmusician1955-1997God,People„It'sbadpolicytospeculateonwhatyou'lldoifaplanfails,whenyou'retryingtomakeaplanwork.“— CondoleezzaRiceAmericanRepublicanpolitician;U.S.SecretaryofState;politicalscientist1954TestimonybeforetheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/11/AR2007011100437_3.html,January11,2007.„Anessentialaspectofcreativityisnotbeingafraidtofail.“— EdwinH.LandAmericanscientistandinventor1909-1991Asquotedin"AGeniusandHisMagicCamera"inLIFEmagazine(27October1972);alsoinTheInstantImage:EdwinLandandthePolaroidExperience(1978)byMarkOlshaker,p.65Variant:Anessentialaspectof creativityis notbeingafraidto fail.Context:Anessentialaspectofcreativityisnotbeingafraidtofail.Scientistsmadeagreatinventionbycallingtheiractivitieshypothesesandexperiments.Theymadeitpermissibletofailrepeatedlyuntilintheendtheygottheresultstheywanted.Inpoliticsorgovernment,ifyoumadeahypothesisanditdidn'tworkout,youhadyourheadcutoff.„Donotbeafraidtofailexams,beafraidtoalwaysbeawitnesstootherstudentssuccess.“— AhmedOmaar1987SuccessSource:https://www.yourquote.in/ahmed-omaar-crc7k/quotesSuccess„Ifyou'regoingtobeagoodandfaithfuljudge,youhavetoresignyourselftothefactthatyou'renotalwaysgoingtoliketheconclusionsyoureach.Ifyoulikethemallthetime,you'reprobablydoingsomethingwrong.“— AntoninScaliaformerAssociateJusticeoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates1936-2016SpeechatChapmanLawSchoolhttp://lawandordnance.com/oldbrass/2005/08/the_quotable_sc.php(August2005).2000sFaith,Time„Acarefulreadingof50SimpleThingsleavesyouwonderingwhetheryou'regoingtodiefromenvironmentaldisasterorintellectualannoyance.Failingeither,youcanworryyourselftodeath.“— P.J.O'RourkeAmericanjournalist1947AlltheTroubleintheWorld(1994)Death,Reading„Donotbeafraidtofail.Mostdoeveryday.“— RJIntindola(Gandolfo)1973RelatedtopicsFailGoingProbability