This timeless quote by Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett is inspiring and simply means to learn from ones missteps, learn our lessons and get going again. 'The most important thing is to strive to move forward continually. Some days we make great progress in some areas; other days we seem to slide a bit. If we were to chart our progress on a board, it has ups and downs, but overall it should move upward as we live and learn from our mistakes and failures. This is the heart of Failing Up.' Source: The Single Greatest Secret of Leadership: 'Fail Up', from an article in Forbes Magazine
"Ever tried. Ever failed.
No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~ Samuel Beckett
New mantra: Fail fast
"Ever tried. Ever failed.
No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~ Samuel Beckett
New mantra: Fail fast
Every day that we wake up, we get another chance to get it right, to bounce back from failures big and small - to fail up.
by Dumdum November 22, 2013
by Gaz3rock May 27, 2009
During exercise, to use your muscles beyond their limits. While being effective to build muscle, doing this at such an early time (Ex: Starting to exercise entirely) it can cause joint or muscle damage and is not advised. Try toning muscle at light weights for a couple months before trying this.
Failing Out: Early= Hurt Muscles and Joints
Later= Effective for Muscle Building
"After Failing out at the Gym Yesterday my arms are looking even better!"
"Ouch, my arms are killing me after I tried failing out last night."
Later= Effective for Muscle Building
"After Failing out at the Gym Yesterday my arms are looking even better!"
"Ouch, my arms are killing me after I tried failing out last night."
by Saying-2047 February 10, 2006
- Used in online gaming to describe "Noobs" or "Bads".
- Failing in a sequential or consistent manner, usually repeating the same Fail more than once.
- Failing in a sequential or consistent manner, usually repeating the same Fail more than once.
As used in a sentence:
Gamer 1 "Gamer 2, do you know you're killing all your teammates
?"
Gamer 2: No I though I was a counter-terrorist.
Gamer 1: Failing spree!!!!!!!!
Gamer 1 "Gamer 2, do you know you're killing all your teammates
?"
Gamer 2: No I though I was a counter-terrorist.
Gamer 1: Failing spree!!!!!!!!
by Mr. Bad April 13, 2008
by yourmom6t9s May 16, 2009
asian fails include
-not getting into harvard and all those type schools
- having 2-3 ap classes
- getting below a A in anything or 100%
- 4.8>5.0
- not having at least 3 academic awards
- not being valedictorian
- not getting a scholarship from grades
- not getting at least a 1500 on SAT
- hanging out with friends rather than studying
- refusing to play an instrument
- not doing a martial art
- not having at least 2 backpacks for books
- having a social life
- not being in ap calculus bc by sophomore year
-not getting into harvard and all those type schools
- having 2-3 ap classes
- getting below a A in anything or 100%
- 4.8>5.0
- not having at least 3 academic awards
- not being valedictorian
- not getting a scholarship from grades
- not getting at least a 1500 on SAT
- hanging out with friends rather than studying
- refusing to play an instrument
- not doing a martial art
- not having at least 2 backpacks for books
- having a social life
- not being in ap calculus bc by sophomore year
guy: shit i for sure going to fail this test
asian- same me too im going to fail
guy thinking in his head: stfu u going to get a 100 you bastard nerd
takes test
the next week:
guy: damn i knew it got a 69 (savagely smirks while his tongue licks his lips)
asian: (starts tearing up)
guy thinking in his head: damn she prob fail too
guy asking asian: so what did u get
asian mumbling: i..ii..ii failed (proceeds to cry hard)
guy: so whats your score
asian: (continues crying)
guy: so whats your score
asian mumbling: i.i..i.i..i.ii got a 93
guy: wtf r u crying you got an A-
guy thinking in his head: welp just your everyday asian nerd
asian: i studied for 7 hours to only get to a 93 i failed i failed (continues to cry)
guy: so hows your parents going to react to this
asian: might as well dig a grave they do only accept 100 it is going to drop my 5.0 gpa to a 4.94 I have made a disgrace to my families name (sneezes loudly while wiping tears off thin rectangle glasses)
guy: welp good luck next time u asian fail
teacher: wtf is going on jennifer
asian- same me too im going to fail
guy thinking in his head: stfu u going to get a 100 you bastard nerd
takes test
the next week:
guy: damn i knew it got a 69 (savagely smirks while his tongue licks his lips)
asian: (starts tearing up)
guy thinking in his head: damn she prob fail too
guy asking asian: so what did u get
asian mumbling: i..ii..ii failed (proceeds to cry hard)
guy: so whats your score
asian: (continues crying)
guy: so whats your score
asian mumbling: i.i..i.i..i.ii got a 93
guy: wtf r u crying you got an A-
guy thinking in his head: welp just your everyday asian nerd
asian: i studied for 7 hours to only get to a 93 i failed i failed (continues to cry)
guy: so hows your parents going to react to this
asian: might as well dig a grave they do only accept 100 it is going to drop my 5.0 gpa to a 4.94 I have made a disgrace to my families name (sneezes loudly while wiping tears off thin rectangle glasses)
guy: welp good luck next time u asian fail
teacher: wtf is going on jennifer
by dunkirk2341 March 19, 2018
John is proof of the Circle of Fail theory: he failed so many times trying to make a World Record that he got the record for "Most Failed Attempts" instead.
by L33T_Rice May 03, 2010