Failure is a part of life, if for no other reason than the sheer number of attempts we make in our lives to do almost anything at all.
We ‘do’ and we ‘try’ almost imperceptibly, but tend to notice when we fail rather than when we achieve. Growth mindset is more than believing you can improve — it’s a daily practice of resilience, curiosity, and humility.
It’s about learning from mistakes, valuing effort, and seeing potential in progress rather than perfection. Below are 50 of the best quotes that capture this spirit across cultures, experiences, and time.
by TeachThought Staff
Failure is a part of life, if for no other reason than the sheer number of attempts we make in our lives to do almost anything at all.
,p>We ‘do’ and we ‘try’ almost imperceptibly, but tend to notice when we fail rather than when we achieve. Growth mindset is more than believing you can improve — it’s a daily practice of resilience, curiosity, and humility.
It’s about learning from mistakes, valuing effort, and seeing potential in progress rather than perfection. Below are 50 of the best quotes that capture this spirit across cultures, experiences, and time.
Growth mindset is more than believing you can improve — it’s a daily practice of resilience, curiosity, and humility. It’s about learning from mistakes, valuing effort, and seeing potential in progress rather than perfection. Below are 50 of the best quotes that capture this spirit across cultures, experiences, and time.
1. “The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you live your life.” — Carol Dweck
2. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou
3. “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” — James Joyce
4. “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” — Michael Jordan
5. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
6. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
7. “The mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” — Unknown
8. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” — Babe Ruth
9. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou
10. “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” — Vincent van Gogh
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11. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” — Helen Hayes
13. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford
14. “Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine
15. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” — Albert Einstein
16. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden
17. “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” — N. R. Narayana Murthy
18. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
19. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher
20. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” — Walter Elliot
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21. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” — Maya Angelou
22. “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” — Maya Angelou
23. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
24. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” — Suzy Kassem
25. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
26. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
27. “You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each day, over a period of time you will become a lot better.” — John Wooden
28. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein
29. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar
30. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” — John C. Maxwell
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31. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C. S. Lewis
32. “The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot.” — Benny Lewis
33. “Everything is figureoutable.” — Marie Forleo
34. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
35. “Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.” — Unknown
36. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” — Frederick Douglass
37. “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” — John F. Kennedy
38. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
39. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” — John D. Rockefeller
40. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.” — Oprah Winfrey
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41. “If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you.” — Zig Ziglar
42. “Hard times are often blessings in disguise. Let it go and let it make you better.” — Unknown
43. “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” — Albert Einstein
44. “There is no failure. Only feedback.” — Robert Allen
45. “Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.” — Unknown
46. “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” — Robert Tew
47. “A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” — Unknown
48. “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” — Frank A. Clark
49. “The best learners aren’t confident — they’re curious.” — Terry Heick
50. “When you stop learning, you stop growing.” — Kenneth Blanchard
Other Quotes About Mindset
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
“Don’t worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” — Sherman Finesilver
“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” — Chinese Proverb
“Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn
“Progress, not perfection.” — Unknown
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