Quotes About Regret

I shall never forgive you for teaching me how to love life.

You can always look back and see where you might have done something differently, changed this or that. If you can learn something, fine, but never second-guess yourself. It's wasted effort.

Was it wise of me at all to have confined my career to one small classroom in one small town? Wouldn't I be coming away from my life's work with a higher heart if I hadn't been washing the same blackboard for forty-six years?

To have sinned and wake up the next day is truly a miracle, repent.

When I was seven I believed in God so I told Him I was sorry about kicking my sister and to "please not condemn me to eternal suffering in the interminable fires of Perdition for my transgressions.

If she were alive today, she would be ashamed of me. I'm trying to change that.

Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for a real hangover is death.

I have family in Ponce. It's a shame that my grandfather passed and I wasn't able to be there with him.

My homie lost his family and snapped, shot up half the block to bring them back.

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family.

One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids.

I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.

I began to rationalize marrying Will [William Houston Price]. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out, I couldn't, but I didn't know that yet.)

My own family and thousands of other Japanese Americans were interned during World War II. It took our nation over 40 years to apologize

What I think was hardest for me to realize was that he had tried each time to stop himself. He had killed animals, taking lesser lives to keep from killing a child

After doing two years in prison, trust me, I've seen a lot of tough guys pray. They're not just praying for themselves; they're praying for their family and the people they've let down.

My father was a monster. A monster! I cut with my family when I was 23 and I never see them again.

I stole a significant amount of money from a family member. I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn't care. It was a cry for help.

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.

I also discovered that I was a poet. From the standpoint of one's family this is probably a regrettable discovery.

I wish I had been more mature. I wish I had handled the immediate aftermath of the accident involving my family better.

My only regret is that we didn't have more kids. I came from a family of four kids, but my wife and I just started too late.