That reminds me of a hilarious speech Conan O’Brien gave a few months ago. At one part he says “(so and so) once said ‘whatever doesn’t kill you makes you strong.’ What he failed to say is that IT ALMOST KILLED YOU!”
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~commence/speeches/2011/obrien-speech.html
"Don't be afraid to fail." Well now I'm here to tell you that, though you should not fear failure, you should do your very best to avoid it. Nietzsche famously said "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." But what he failed to stress is that it almost kills you. Disappointment stings and, for driven, successful people like yourselves it is disorienting. What Nietzsche should have said is "Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you watch a lot of Cartoon Network and drink mid-price Chardonnay at 11 in the morning."
What a hoot!