Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

Quote by Roger Von Oech

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Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If...

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If...

It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of...

It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of...

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If...

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If...

There is a close relationship between the ha-ha of humor and the aha! of discovery.

There is a close relationship between the ha-ha of humor and the aha! of discovery.

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of...

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of...

It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.

It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.

Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else...

Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else...

If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea...

If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea...

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to...

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to...

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind...

Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind...

If you don't execute your ideas, they die.

If you don't execute your ideas, they die.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Necessity, the mother of invention

Necessity, the mother of invention