If at First You Don't Succeed, Destroy All Evidence That You Have Tried

Earlier today I took my Statistics Final. The one rule from the class is, "if you don't pass the Final, you don't pass the class". Well, I didn't pass the class. I'm obviously disappointed, but what might not be more obvious is that I'm choosing to sooth my disappointment with a cheap bottle of Cabernet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I've also been trying to find quotes about failure that don't make me want to throw dishes across the living room. Most quotes about failure go something like "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". But I'm calling BULL SHIT. It sucks to work really hard at something and not succeed. So here are some more realistic quotes for anyone who doesn't want an automatic pick-me-up after falling on their face. These are for the people (aka: me) who want to remain on the asphault for a while, cry a river of tears, and feel the disappointment. Maybe tomorrow I'll try optimism, but today a positive attitude can suck it.

"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you have tried."
~ Rule of Failure

"Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure."
~ Knute Rockne

"If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything."
~ Bill Lyon

"The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn."
~ Agatha Christie

{images via Still Memory}

Comments

[Helen]

Your words ring true. I find if I get up too quickly after a "splot", I haven't worked through it and the "splot" taps me on the shoulder again. I was on the Unravelling 2 e-course last Sept and found my way to your blog via a comment of yours on another blog - One Rare Bird set off a light bulb in my head and I thought I know that name from the group Flickr page - so hello to you and congratualtions on your brilliant blog, your words are inspiring, thank you for the quotes.

[One Rare Bird]

Thanks Helen :) I'm glad to know it's not just me! It's so great to reconnect with you - how wonderful that we can find our way back to fellow Unravelers! xo

[Nicole]

wait... why even take stats in the first place? Creative people dont do stats. We are visual learners. Give us lines and symmetry and a photo, not some stupid stat about a baseball game, who gives a shit! anyway regardless of stats your still pretty bad ass. just and FYI! xoxoxoxo

[One Rare Bird]

I know, right?! I'm not sure what I was thinking except that I want to go back to school, finish my degree, yadda, yadda...but this is definitely the sort of thing that had prevented me from finishing in the first place!