Eric Ries Quotes

You can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.

You are going to fail, and failing, for me, is as joyful as succeeding. Failing means that there is something to learn, and we can improve and do it better next time.

I have always said that you have to fail. If you do not fail, it means you have never taken enough risks.

Successful people fail often, and, worth noting, learn more from that failure than everyone else.

If you can't fail, you can never get better.

You're going to fail a few times, because that is the only time you actually learn something.

Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.

Every time you fail, you learn more.

I make plenty of mistakes and I'll make plenty more mistakes, too. That's part of the game. You've just got to make sure that the right things overcome the wrong ones.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

Even if we fail, we are still gaining life experience. The worst thing that could happen is that we come out smarter and more prepared for our next challenge.

If you're having trouble succeeding, fail.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

I believe there's only one regulation in life that works: failure.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Failure is essential. Trial and error is necessary.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

We need some great failures. Especially we ever-successful Americans - conscious, intelligent, illuminating failures.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

Fail again, fail better.

The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.'

Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.