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Quotes About Mistakes

The difference of opinions alone makes a person aware of possible mistakes of his teacher.
~ Franz Rosenthal
Good judgement is the result of experience ... Experience is the result of bad judgement.
~ Fred Brooks
The most important learning is the ability to accept and expect mistakes, and deal with the disappointments that they bring.
~ Fred Rogers
The Punisher: If there are no consequences to your mistakes...there are no reason not to make them...
~ Fred Van Lente
The Punisher: If there are no consequences to your mistakes...you have no reason...not to make them...
~ Fred Van Lente
It's not a persons mistakes which define them - it's the way they make amends.
~ Freya North
Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the best even of their blunders.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
even our mistakes are part of the perfection of the universe.
~ Brad Warner
Dwelling on past mistakes is a way of reinforcing your ego. The ego can be strengthened just as well by dwelling on what's bad about you as it can by dwelling on what's good. In fact, for some of us — myself included — dwelling on what's bad about ourselves reinforces the ego much more effectively than dwelling on what's good.
~ Brad Warner
There are but two failures in life.1. Not learning from mistakes2. Not making more mistakes
~ Brandon A. Trean
Wise people learn from their mistakes, but wiser people learn from others.
~ Brandon Mull
Nobody in need of forgiveness deserves it," Konrad said. "Not one person. We all make foolish mistakes that we cannot fix. Though we may not deserve forgiveness, we all have a right to it. Just for having the courage to live in this difficult world, where fallible people do imperfect things. The supply of forgiveness is unlimited." "The name of the Unforgiving Blade is no accident
~ Brandon Mull
Please do not obsess over choices you cannot change. Mistakes happen. Learn from the past, but concentrate on the present and the future.
~ Brandon Mull
Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
~ Brandon Mull
Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.
~ Brandon Mull
Some mistakes, though, you can't fix by being sorry. Can't fix them, no matter what you do.
~ Brandon Sanderson
You're the greatest at relationships there ever was. You ruined only the wrong ones, you see.
~ Brandon Sanderson
she thought about her choices… [how] something you loved so much, like the girl she held to now, could also be a reminder of one of the greatest mistakes you'd ever made… until she understood that mistakes could turn into amazing, wonderful, cherished things... with the right perspective.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Nothing would teach me but personal experience. I'm just going to have to muddle through these first few times.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Se aprende más del mal arte que del bueno, ya que tus errores importan más que tus éxitos.
~ Brandon Sanderson
The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
~ Brene Brown
Guilt=I did something bad. Shame=I am bad.
~ Brene Brown
The trickiest barrier to empathy? Take a look in the mirror. Being kind and extending the hypothesis of generosity to ourselves when we mess up is the first step. Resisting the urge to punish or shame ourselves when we make mistakes is true mastery.
~ Brene Brown
O crédito pertence ao homem que está por inteiro na arena da vida, cujo rosto está manchado de poeira, suor e sangue; que luta bravamente; que erra, que decepciona, porque não há esforço sem erros
~ Brene Brown