“What you call mistakes and failures are valuable experiences.”— Lailah Gifty Akita Related Quotes “Everyone tries to be an optimist. But being an optimist is a bit boring and not honest. Losers are more interesting than winners.”— Xiaolu Guo “Take your well-disciplined strengths, stretch them between the two great opposing poles, because inside human beings is where God learns.”— Rainer Maria Rilke “The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.”— James A. Owen