My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

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"All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

- Abraham Lincoln

Love

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

- Abraham Lincoln

Leadership

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

- Abraham Lincoln

Courage

"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed."

- Abraham Lincoln

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"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

- Abraham Lincoln

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"You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character."

Failure

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work."

- Thomas Edison

Failure

"We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success."

- Arianna Huffington

Failure

"Trying is the first step toward failure."

- Homer Simpson

Failure

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

- Truman Capote

Failure