Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
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"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." — Denis Waitley #educationlearning
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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. — Denis Waitley
About Denis Waitley
Denis Waitley was a Writer from United States (1933–present).
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Who said "Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat…"?
This quote is attributed to Denis Waitley, a Writer from United States.
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Denis Waitley lived from 1933 – present.
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