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Quotes About Regret

It was better than floods of misery that a son of her flesh had killed the sons of other mothers. That burned in her heart like the pain which flared in the arthritis of her knees. Pain was a boring conversationalist who never stopped, just found new topics. Bess
~ Norman Mailer
but I am infinitely more sorrowful about the two victims' families than the fact Mr. Gilmore is no longer alive.
~ Norman Mailer
You could obtain forgiveness for murder, but not in this life. It had to come in the next. To repent, you had to allow your life to be taken.
~ Norman Mailer
She started to try to cover the sad marks of what she had done. Love and large-hearted giving, when added together, can leave deep marks. It is never easy to cover these marks, dear friends, never easy.
~ O. Henry
Contrition for an offence must precede the pardon of an offence.
~ Octavius Winslow
There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.
~ Og Mandino
If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life.
~ Og Mandino
At one point, trying to explain her unhappiness, Sanna was to say to Miss Love, I read some psychology books in college. Everything that's supposed to warp a child happened to me. Miss Love, who had been raped as an adolescent, replies, Everything that could warp a child happened to me, too. But understanding that doesn't help. It's interesting but it doesn't help. I figure that what you do with your life now is all that counts. I try not to look back.
~ Olive Anne Burns
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
~ Oliver Goldsmith
De um jeito ou de outro, se ela foi embora, foi porque eu permiti: quando a dor entra em nossa casa, quase sempre é com a nossa própria chave.
~ Olivier Rolin
Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.
~ Oprah Winfrey
What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt.
~ Oprah Winfrey
When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt.
~ Oprah Winfrey
Live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You have a choice. Enjoy yourself.
~ Oprah Winfrey
The thoughts that linger are the "if only" questions, like Who could I have become if I had finally done the things I always wanted to do?
~ Oprah Winfrey
The thoughts that linger are the "If only" questions, like Who could I have become if I had finally done the things I always wanted to do? The gift of deciding to face your mortality without turning away or flinching is the gift of recognizing that because you WILL die, you must live NOW. Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands. You are the single biggest influence in your life. Your journey begins with the choice to get up, step out, and live. Fully.
~ Oprah Winfrey
Wenn Sie morgen sterben, welches Versäumnis werden Sie bereuen? Wenn morgen der letzte Tag Ihres Lebens wäre, würden Sie ihn so verbringen wie heute?
~ Oprah Winfrey
It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it. Had I known, had I cherished this gift, would everything have turned out differently?
~ Orhan Pamuk
Cuidado com as coisas de que mais tarde pode se arrepender.
~ Orhan Pamuk
Se eu me arrependo de alguma coisa (...) é ter deixado de lutar pelo que queria na vida, e por isso só posso culpar a mim mesma.
~ Orhan Pamuk
Åžairi önce asacaks?n, sonra daraÄŸac?n?n alt?nda aÄŸlayacaks?n.
~ Orhan Pamuk
Samiha le había destrozado el corazón al recordarle que hubo un tiempo en que no lo había amado. En momentos como ese, en el que todos los fracasos e insatisfacciones de su vida parecían inundarlo por dentro como una oleada de arrepentimiento, su mente volvía automáticamente a Rayiha.
~ Orhan Pamuk
Era o momento mais feliz da minha vida, mas eu não sabia. Se soubesse, se tivesse dado o devido valor a essa dádiva, tudo teria acontecido de outra maneira? Sim, se eu tivesse reconhecido aquele momento de felicidade perfeita, teria agarrado com força e nunca deixaria que me escapasse.
~ Orhan Pamuk
solo se arrepentía porque tuviera miedo, sino también
~ Orhan Pamuk