My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up. I made a pledge to myself that I would get up and emerge from this debacle better for having gone through it. I would live up to the expectation I had for myself. I would be the kind of man I wanted to be. Joe Biden
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We all make mistakes. The trick is not to let them destroy us. If you are learning, if you are growing, if you are trying something new, you will make mistakes. The trick is to learn from the mistakes and keep moving forward.

If you keep getting back up after being knocked down, then good things will happen for you because every time you get back up you have a chance of being that much better than before. Keep your head up and stay focused on the goal ahead.

Source: Promises To Keep: On Life And Politics

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