How many times have you stopped doing something because you failed? How many times have you turned back or ran away, because you believed all efforts are going to be futile if you fail in the end?

Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, has an uncanny perspective on failing:

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So go out today and live. Work, study, play, love. But above all else, do not think that the buck stops when you fail. If you continue to push forward, you'll find that it's just the beginning towards a new success that you might not even think is possible