“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs · Stanford commencement address, 2005
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are.” — Maya Angelou · interview, 1990s
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill · attributed
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” — Michael Jordan · Nike commercial, 1997
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” — Thomas Edison · widely attributed