Quotes About Mistakes

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries

that hard-to-be-governed passion of youth hurried me frequently into intrigues with low women that fell in my way,

Write people's accomplishments in stone and their faults in sand.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Mistakes can be like ice. If we resist them, we may keep on slipping into a posture of defeat. If we include mistakes in our definition of performance, we are likely to glide through them and appreciate the beauty of the longer run.

I make mistakes like anybody else, I will make mistakes. And you have to reflect on it, and you have to listen to people. That is the key.

When someone keeps doing something, you say that that isn't him, he is just making some bad decisions. Sometimes those decisions reflect the person.

For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.

I think it's refreshing when the people you're looking up to mess up just like you do, but somehow, things, in their own way, work out.

Those who refuse to reform may not make mistakes, but they will be blamed for not assuming their historical responsibility.

Very little of what America does is actually bad, and I don't think it ever does anything anywhere that is intentionally bad. I mean, sometimes we make mistakes and bad judgments and kind of back the wrong regimes and things, but by and large what America does is really good.

Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest.

I've done a lot of things that I regret.

I don't regret things, because I learn from mistakes. If needs be, I always make amends.

I regret so much. I've made mistakes. I've hurt people. I've done things I'm not proud of. But on the other hand, that way lies madness, you know?

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

I believe in the redemptive need to admit mistakes, express regret, and ask for forgiveness.

Was I the best husband? No. And I regret it.

While I have made errors that I deeply regret, I have never, ever done so with the intent of subverting the law or of benefiting myself.

I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.

I'll teach my kids right from wrong, but I'm never going to teach them that they can't have fun. They'll make mistakes; they'll do things they regret, like we all have.

People often get caught in situations or do something that they regret for the rest of their lives. What happens and how you try to cover up is the story. These are not career criminals.

I did a lot of things I regret.

Everybody in life says things at times that they regret.