When Marconi suggested the possibility of wireless transmission of sound (the radio), he was committed to a mental institution. But people like Lincoln, Edison, and Marconi were strongly motivated. So they didn't give up. They somehow knew that the only real failure is the one from which we learn nothing. They seemed to go on the assumption that there is no failure greater than the failure of not trying, and so they continued to try in the face of repeated failures. John Powell
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"If you believe you can, or if you think that you can, then you're right. I was just beginning to realize that it didn't matter how many times I failed, or even what the failures were. The only failure was the one from which I drew no lesson. As long as I didn't quit."

Source: Will The Real Me Please Stand Up?: 25 Guidelines For Good Communication

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