I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don’t mind the failure but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try.

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"We love because it’s the only true adventure."

- Nikki Giovanni

Love

"I like being the moon to your sun."

- Nikki Giovanni

Love

"Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity, and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations."

- Nikki Giovanni

Love

"Mistakes are a fact of life. It's the response to error that counts."

- Nikki Giovanni

Creativity

"Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way."

- Nikki Giovanni

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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