It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case, you fail by default.
JR
J.K. RowlingHarvard commencement address (June 5, 2008)
About J.K. Rowling
British author of the Harry Potter series. (born 1965)
More from J.K. Rowling
- It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), spoken by Dumbledore
- It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), spoken by Dumbledore
- It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), spoken by Dumbledore
- Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.Harvard commencement address, The Fringe Benefits of Failure (June 5, 2008)
- We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.Harvard commencement address (June 5, 2008)
More quotes on failure and resilience
- I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.Frida Kahlo
- Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.Frida Kahlo
- Isolation makes you sensitive. As a kid, I felt I was the only person who was like that. But there's a good side to isolation. It makes you sensitive, and sensitivity is part of the creative process.Jim Henson
- Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.Steven Spielberg
- Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.Zig Ziglar
- Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.Zig Ziglar
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