S. I. Hayakawa Quotes

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I'm just not going to let this get me down.

I simply don't believe in failure. In itself, it doesn't exist. We create it. We make ourselves fail.

I don't think I was a failure. I just wasn't a success.

Every failure can be considered as a tragedy or a chance to learn something. The latter is healthier

If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel overwhelmed.

Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

No one goes unscathed, we all go through things. We just can't let people's nasty words become our beliefs about ourselves, you know?

I don't think I'm successful.

Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.

I'm always disappointed when people don't live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change.

I guess this year I'm going to find out if I'm good enough or not. If I'm not, I don't care. I'll do something else, it's not a biggie.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

Lead yourself whenever your boss' leadership deteriorates. When your boss doesn't praise what you do, praise yourself. When your boss doesn't make you big, make yourself big. Remember, if you have done your best, failure does not count.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.

If I don't see myself as a victim, then I'm not a victim.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

Don't be your own worst critic. If you're not confident in what you're saying, no one else will be either.

A man is always better than he thinks.

I'm full of self-doubt. I doubt everything I do. Everything I do is a failure.

However much some journalists may criticize me, I know that I look, feel, and behave several decades younger than my actual age, and much of that is because I believe you are what you think you are. This is called positive affirmation, and it's a really strong tool.