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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Meaning of this quote
The maxim presents determination as a defence against defeat. Its absolutism belongs to motivational fiction rather than a guarantee that effort overrides all circumstances.
Key takeaway:
Use determination to sustain effort while learning from results.
Origin of the quote
Og Mandino’s The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968).
Who actually said this?
Likely misattributedThe book’s text is documented in a passage discussion. The Kalam credit replaces an identifiable earlier author.








