Jon Taffer Quotes

I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

All I know is that I've made some big screw-ups, and I've done some things that have done all right. I just keep trying to learn from the mistakes I've made.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

It makes one a better person to have had hardships and to have overcome hardships and not to blame anybody else for your mistakes.

I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.

When you go independent, if you fail, you're totally responsible for it. If you succeed, you're totally responsible for it. You are responsibly for who you are... and what you do and what you make.

I would like to do my own daily talk show. Wisdom is the gift of ageing; no young person can have or buy it. My success was and is self-evident. I'm alive. I've lived. I've thrived and have grown as a person. I'm now healthier than ever. Who can argue with that?

I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.

I am who I am and, you know, I've done the best I can with what I've been given.

You decide how to show up, and you'd better come correct: the way you look, what you say, how you act and react. No excuses! Get in front of the mirror and own what you see. You may have to drag your fabulousness out of hiding, but it's there.

I learned a long time ago that no one wants to hear excuses.

I have made mistakes and learnt from them.

Nine out of ten people who are failing blame their failure on somebody else. And that is the common denominator of failure.

I've made my share of mistakes, but I've learned.

A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the real issues.

Self-evaluation is hard, and it starts with me, and it falls on my shoulders, and I'm responsible. But at the end of the day, you are what you are.

I am not a victim. I do not blame anyone for the circumstances of my life.

Responsibility for me is to be myself - which is not perfect.

My life, my failures. I hope that gives people the lesson to rebuild their own lives.

Losses are inevitable, but excuses are optional.

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.