Quotes About Shortcomings

No man is born without faults.

Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.

I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.

Humanity has many shortcomings, but none is stronger than pride.

Your own shortcomings are the best ground to grow your sense of humor.

Surrender involves relaxing, and you must feel safe before you can relax. How could anyone ever expect to feel safe enough to relax in the presence of a God who is preoccupied with their shortcomings

I'm not perfect. And who knows how many times I've fallen short. We all fall short. That's the amazing thing about the grace of God.

We think we understand another person's struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives.

People (or students) do not have shortcomings, only uniquenesses. The goal of a good teacher is to turn these uniquenesses into advantages.

I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.

I try to be a good guy and I fall short sometimes, but I use Christ as an example.

You have the attention span of a large bug, and yet I don't feel good enough about myself to not date you.

There are few tribes more loathsome than the American Right, and their vicious use of the shortcomings in the NHS to attack Barack Obama's attempts at health reform are a useful reminder.

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.

The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security.

We must make sure we confess our own sin and shortcomings before approaching our adversary with his.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

Miss Beryl was not unaware of Mr. Wirfly's shortcomings, but she steadfastly maintained that he was not so much incompetent as unambitious, a character trait almost impossible to find in a lawyer.

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones.

As it relates to morality, we typically compare ourselves to others. Stand yourself up next to Hitler, a terrorist, or some sex offender, and all of a sudden, you're a saint by comparison. But when matched up beside God's pristine holiness and standards, you and I come up very short.

There is nothing more base than a certain loathing for the oppressed that goes to great lengths to justify their downtrodden state by pointing to their shortcomings. Not even great and lofty philosophers are entirely free of this failing.

Legend says this man sold his soul to the Devil. I don't know about that. All I can say is, when he died, the members of this church had love in their hearts and gave him a resting place, and God wrote that down. Now, I don't know what Robert Johnson told the Lord. You don't know what Robert Johnson told the Lord. We all have come short of the glory of God.