Quotes About Regret

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." —Omar Khayyam

Better to be prepared and not need to be, than not be prepared and regret it.

have to say, I was a little pissed off that you escaped from the Codon." Desh kept his face passive and didn't respond. "You know you cost

even after he had slipped a knife between your shoulder blades, you would think that this was somehow your fault.

How soon "not now" becomes "never".

Wie bald 'nicht jetz' 'nie' wird. How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

We all end up ruing everything. It's the nature of this thing we call 'our condition.' Could, but didn't...Wanted to, but stopped myself...All the damn statements of regret we can never dodge.

I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.

Love's like the measles; all the worse when it comes late in life.

This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears, then you will fritter it away, but you won't get it back later.

Sometimes you will never know the value of something,until it becomes a memory.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

The man was on his knees, trying to retrieve each of his ugly words that were now scattered on the floor. But, of course, it was too late.

I taste pain and regret in your sweat. Youve been waiting for me.

Its a shame, she had me convinced that she couldve been a dime. I guess I lost another one to the wintertime.

The worst mistake you can make is walking away from the person who actually stood there and waited for you.

Hope youll forgive me, never meant wrong. Tried to be patient, but waited too long. But I wouldve came back.. But I wouldve came back for you.

But get it while youre here boy, cause all that hype dont feel the same next year boy.

I realize I waited too long but please dont move on.

Spendin all the money I just worked my ass off for doing things that I wont regret.

Ive seen it all before. Now that its over I shoulda known better than to think this was real and you could be mine.

All those girls that played me eat your muthafuckin heart out.

Might have been a time when I loved her too but you take that away and youll always be the one.

And I met your baby moms last night. We took a picture together, I hope she frames it. And I was drinking at the Palms last night. And ended up losing everything that I came with.