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I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success. -- James Rothman
Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. -- Napoleon Hill
Every author believes that the book which he is placing before the public will 'fill a long-felt want,' and success or failure depends very much on how closely he has been able to gauge the nature of the 'long-felt want.' -- Will C. Barnes
I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success. -- Tennessee Williams
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do. -- Napoleon Hill
I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer between my writing and any impact that came from either the success or the failure of that first book. -- Michael Koryta
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. -- Norman Vincent Peale
The biggest failure of man is that he gives up before he realizes how close he was to success. -- Thomas A. Edison
I tend to think of all new voices as a potential for failure, and all the people I've worked with before as the greatest potential for success. -- Loren Bouchard

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