You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford Adversity

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.” is an adversity quote by Mary Pickford. It speaks to themes of motivation, inspiration, time.

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