A Quote by David J. Schwartz

Think doubt and fail. Think victory and succeed. — © David J. Schwartz
Think doubt and fail. Think victory and succeed.
Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. Since I was born, hasn't every word I've said, every thought I've thought, everything I've done, been tied up, weighted, chained? And mind you, I know that with all this I don't succeed. Or I succeed in flashes only too damned well. ...But think how hard I try and how seldom I dare. Think - and have a bit of pity. That is, if you ever think, you apes, which I doubt.
Those who give up cannot gain victory.” It’s not victory that is so important, but the fighting spirit. Even if you fail, I think even just the attitude of not giving up is beautiful in itself.
In order to succeed, you have to fail, no? You ride a bicycle, you fail; you try a few times, you succeed.
If you #? fail , learn. If you succeed, relish your #? success . You can only know the sweet taste of #? victory after many bitter struggles.
I think the personal stories that I tell in my life, I think, sort of do add up to say that you can fail and fail and fail again and continue to move forward.
What can it matter to me, that I succeed or fail ? The undertaking is none of mine, if they want me to succeed I'll fail, and vice versa, so as not to be rid of my tormentors.
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.
I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.
I think that the only way that you're going to succeed anywhere is to fail, as crazy as that sounds. It's the only way. You have to fail your way up.
I try to let my decisions be guided not by what I think will succeed or fail, but what I'm going to learn from that process.
I do think there are more and more entrepreneurs all the time that think big. Those are the people we should be finding and funding. Most of them will fail, but the ones who succeed will change the world, and that is progress.
I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed.
You always think, no matter how many times you fail, that the next time you will succeed. Otherwise you wouldn't keep trying.
The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.
I think the most important trait for an entrepreneur is persistence. When you try to do something new and difficult, you are more likely to fail than to succeed.
I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have been very fortunate. I failed upward in my life!
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