“Every failure is a step to success.”– William Whewell Related Quotes “I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”– Henry David Thoreau “Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.”– Gary Ryan Blair “Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.”– Elbert Hubbard