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Akio Toyoda President of Toyota Motor Corporation, 2009–2023; chairman from 2023
People fail because they’re taking on new challenges. If they don’t fail, it’s because they’ve only set themselves small goals, and they’ve placed themselves in a safe environment where they aren’t taking on challenges.
Recorded Toyota Group employee, Akio Toyoda’s Juku on Quality, Toyota Times, 27 December 2021 source ↗
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Co-founder of Andela and of Flutterwave; founding partner of Future Africa
Failure is the most likely outcome of entrepreneurship. Hence there is absolutely nothing wrong with failure. It is the default outcome. Success on the other hand is rare and unpredictable. Very few find it. However what can help entrepreneurs succeed is when an ecosystem learns from failure.
Recorded Aboyeji's own verified LinkedIn account, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji on LinkedIn, 5 January 2024 source ↗
Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2009–present
Never give up. No matter how hard the challenge might be, no matter how hard a moment might be in one’s life, there is still hope. From every failure I’ve had, I’ve learned a lesson that has propelled me to something else that has actually been better than whatever I thought I could never get over.
Recorded Maxwell Surprenant, Scholastic Kids Press, 24 September 2018 source ↗
David Hare Playwright and screenwriter
I wrote a play called Knuckle in 1974, which opened to hostile reviews during the three-day week.
Recorded Rob McGibbon, The Definite Article, Rob McGibbon, 27 August 2011 source ↗

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