5. “Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.” ~ Jon SinclairSo many people fear failure—often, more than anything else—but it’s something everybody does at some point.

You’re learning. Just like walking or riding a bike, the beginning stages might involve a few tumbles and a few bruises. That’s all failure is. It’s a little fall, and it’s a bruise. You get back up, brush yourself off, and keep on going. Soon, the bruise will be completely gone.

I mean, unless your failure involves something like this:

I like the failure is a bruise one, and also this one:

9. “Don’t compare your Chapter 1 to someone else’s Chapter 20.” ~ Unknown

Thank you, Unknown.

Unknown has a lot of good ones:

http://pandawhale.com/ifindkarma/author-unknown

I always think of this:

"Confidence is the stain they can't wipe off." --Lil Wayne (Drop the World feat. Eminem).    

Rap Genius has some interesting commentary on the entire second verse by weezy, which is pretty cool...

http://rap.genius.com/Lil-wayne-drop-the-world-lyrics

[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]

***I know what they don't wanna tell you

Just hope you're heaven-sent, and you're hell-proof

I walk up in the world and cut the lights off

And confidence is a stain they can't wipe off

Good one!

nice image!

Thanks! I found it on Pinterest, of all places. 

The airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. ~Henry Ford

http://pandawhale.com/post/48793/when-everything-seems-to-be-going-against-you-remember-that-the-airplane-takes-off-against-the-wind-not-with-it-henry-ford

haha!  there's one i won't be forgetting any time soon!

I looked it up, and it really is true. The link above explains why. 

and it does make a great metaphor.

Especially because it's true!