Quote by Alice Foote MacDougall

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

I simply don't believe in failure. In itself, it doesn't exi

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This quote suggests a perspective that failure is not an inherent aspect of life, but rather a product of our own creation. It implies that failure is not a result of external forces, but a mindset or decision we adopt ourselves. The quote encourages taking personal responsibility for failures and challenges the notion that failure is inevitable, arguing instead that it is within our power to shape our own outcomes and redefine what success means to us.

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