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For actress and philanthropist Emma Watson, coping with failure is all about not letting it get in the way of moving forward and doing what you want.

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In a 2011 interview with Vogue, the 'Harry Potter' star explained: "I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about."

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In 2006, former NBA star Michael Jordan featured in a Nike commercial talking about his experience of failure and how it has contributed to his success.

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To quote the ad: "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games... I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

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TV presenter and household name Oprah Winfrey takes exception to the very existence of failure. She prefers to frame things in a different way.

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During her 2013 Harvard Commencement address, she told the audience boldly: "There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction."

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For Taylor Swift, it's very important to be confident and keep fighting for success. She spoke to fans on the topic during her 2013-2014 Red tour.

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To quote the 'Love Story' singer: "Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again… even though every time you’ve tried before you’ve lost."

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Queen Bey sees failure as a part of life, and an important one too. She shared her wisdom in the 2013 mini-documentary '“Self-titled”: Part 2. Imperfection.'

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The 'Single Ladies' singer's attitude is as follows: "The reality is, sometimes you lose... And it happens when it needs to happen. And you have to embrace those things."

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There is a famous quote often attributed to the late poet Maya Angelou. It goes: "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

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Although it offers no specific advice on how to cope with failure, there is a message there about getting on with things even if what you're doing isn't perfect.

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Serena Williams -

Serena Williams is one of the most successful tennis players in history. And yet her career hasn't been one long list of wins.

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In 2012, Williams spoke to The National about how failure is part of success. She said: “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall."

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In 2015, Blake Lively spoke to Vogue about the folding of her lifestyle website, Preserve. She had a very positive and healthy attitude towards the whole thing.

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To quote the 'Gossip Girl' actress: "I'm going to take this hit, and the only way I can prove all the negative reactions wrong is to come back with a plan that will rock people."

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Actress and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon believes that failure provides an important opportunity to learn and that it help us on our way to success.

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In 2018, she told Marie Claire: “I definitely think failure is important. It’s a big aspect of becoming successful. If you're not failing, you’re really not learning."

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Kerry Washington -

In 2013, Kerry Washington admitted to The Hollywood Reporter that the failures she experienced during the early stages of her career caused her a lot of pain.

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Her words suggest, however, that hindsight is a powerful thing: "When you look back, don't you feel like there is a logic to how things have fallen into place?"

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In 2011, Lady Gaga spoke to MTV about an early failure and how her grandmother helped her learn from it. After being dropped from her first label, Gaga went straight to see her grandma.

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While the singer was crying on the couch, her grandma apparently said: "I'm going to let you cry for the rest of the day, and then you have to stop crying, and you have to go kick some a**."

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Comedian Amy Poehler is not afraid of failure, but does think that we should fail in a way that aligns with our values. In 2015, she spoke to Fast Company about her many failures.

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She added: "The question you have to ask yourself is: How do you want to fail? Do you want to fail in a way that feels like it respects your tastes and value system?”

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Tina Fey is another comedian who is no stranger to failure. In 2008, she gave an interview with Seventeen in which she spoke about the difficulties she had during her early career.

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Speaking of her first episode of 'Saturday Night Live' when she did a sketch that got no laughs, she said: "You’ve got to experience failure to understand that you can survive it."

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Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour may be a legend in the industry now, but she too experienced failure at the beginning of her career when she was fired from a junior editor position.

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Wintour spoke to Alastair Campbell ahead of his 2015 book 'Winners: And How They Succeed.' She said: "It's important to have setbacks because that is the reality of life."

Sources: (The Independent) (Glamour)

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