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Roger von Oech

"If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered."

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"Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them."
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"Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach."
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