RICK SINGLETON
Shares the Inspiration
Quotes, Philosophies & Wisdom that Inspires and Motivates

JULY 2016

Theme for the Month

“Understanding and Defeating Failure”

Welcome to Rick Singleton Shares the Inspiration.
Researching, reading and pondering the words of great leaders, thinkers and philosophers is always intriguing and uplifting to me.
I know that once in a while mere words can make a difference in the lives of others (if those people desire a positive influence).

Finally, as always I also hope that you Share the Inspiration with those you care about.

Together let’s help bring joy, encouragement and hope to others!

LIVE YOUR LIFE INSPIRED!

Rick Singleton

July 1

"I've come to believe
that all my past failure
and frustration
were actually laying
the foundation for
the understandings that have
created the new level of living
I now enjoy."

Tony Robbins

July 2

"YOU WILL ALWAYS MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS YOU DON'T MAKE"

Wayne Gretzky

July 3

"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."

Coco Chanel

July 4

"Defeat is not
the worst of failures.
Not to have tried
is the true failure."

George Edward Woodberry

July 5

"You build on failure.
You use it as a stepping stone.
Close the door on the past.
You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it.
You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space."

Johnny Cash

July 6


“I never really thought about failing.

I didn’t have the time.

I was too busy thinking about how I was going to succeed.

If I had focused on failing,
I might have.”

Rick Singleton

July 7

"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."


Denis Waitley

July 8

“"FAILURE IS A DETOUR,

NOT A DEAD END STREET."

Zig Ziglar

July 9

"It is hard to fail,
but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

Theodore Roosevelt

July 10

"I can accept failure,
everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."

Michael Jordan

July 11

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

Confucius

July 12

"FAILURE

is the key to

SUCCESS;

each mistake

TEACHES

us something."

Morihei Ueshiba

July 13

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
George Herman “Babe” Ruth

July 14

"I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens.

Life is only about the
I-tried-to-do.

I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try."

Nikki Giovanni

July 15

"Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal."

Mike Ditka

July 16

"We learn wisdom from failure much more than success. We often discover what we will do, by finding out what we will not do."

Samuel Smiles

July 17

FAILURE is a
FREAK of NATURE.

It’s like turning
Coal into Diamonds.

FAILURE is ONLY FAILURE
When You Quit
While You’re Losing.

If You Keep Going
Until You’re Winning,
IT TURNS INTO SUCCESS

Rick Singleton

July 18

"Success is not final,
failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts."

Winston Churchill

July 19

"For every failure,

there's an alternative course of action.

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND IT
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."

Mary Kay Ash

July 20

"There is no failure except in no longer trying."

Elbert Hubbard

July 21

“There is only ONE THING that makes a DREAM impossible to ACHIEVE: the fear of failure.”

Paulo Coelho

July 22

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Lance Armstrong

July 23

"NO MAN IS A FAILURE
WHO IS ENJOYING LIFE."

William Feather

July 24

"One who fears failure limits his activities.

Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again."

Henry Ford

July 25

“Failure isn’t fatal,
but failure to change might be”

John Wooden

July 26

“Only those
who Dare to Fail Greatly
can ever Achieve Greatly.”

Robert F. Kennedy

July 27

Failure is like
a spring shower…
it actually only lasts for a short time.

But when you want to
go outside and play

it seems
a hell of a lot longer
than it actually is.

Rick Singleton

July 28

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are.

Failure is part of the process of success.

People who avoid failure also avoid success.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

July 29

“No human ever became interesting by not failing.

The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person.

Ever meet someone who’s always had everything work out for them with zero struggle?

They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don’t exist.”

Chris Hardwick

July 30

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill

July 31

I HAVE NOT FAILED

"I’VE JUST FOUND 10,000 WAYS THAT WON'T WORK."

Thomas A. Edison