Mistake Quotes

Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True effectiveness requires balance.

Religion holds a man back from the path, prevents his stepping forward, for various very plain reasons. First, it makes the vital mistake of distinguishing between good and evil.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

If you have made a mistake cut your losses as quickly as possible.

You can't pay attention to your mistakes. I made a mistake today, I made a mistake yesterday. I think it's... very important to ignore the negative.

I believe we're making a mistake if we regard job creation and job safety as mutually exclusive or inherently in conflict; they can and they must go hand-in-hand.

Life is a learning experience. All you can do is learn from your mistakes, but you can't go back in time.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

Man is nature's sole mistake.

Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.

I did keep a travel diary once and it was a big mistake. All I remember of that trip is what I bothered to write down.

A man always mistakes a woman's clinging devotion for weakness, until he discovers that it requires the strength of Samson, the patience of Job, and the finesse of Solomon to untwine it.

There are no mistakes only opportunities.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

Past mistakes cannot create a present pain; no mistake in life has the power to make us ache any more than the echo of someone crying can shed tears.

I think that if there was one mistake that I took away, it would affect the man that I am today.

The only mistake that we can make as human beings is to be asleep, unaware of ourselves.

The fault of the utilitarian doctrine is that it mistakes impersonality for impartiality.

Don't waste a good mistake, learn from it.

Don't mistake kindness for weakness, baby.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that the soul is inside you, because if the soul is inside you, you will be outside it.

I think women make the same mistake with me all the time. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

I cherish all of the times I've fallen on my face and made mistakes, because those experiences have made me who I am.

They Only Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight.

POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.

Perhaps having the courage to find a better path is having the courage to risk making new mistakes.

Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.

The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism.

For in that city [New York] there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.

I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth. I wasn't born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes - but I kept at it.

The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.

You learn from your mistakes.

The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.

Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

People give up control because they don't want to make mistakes.

Stay in school, stay off drugs, don't make the same mistakes I did, respect yourself, and others will follow.

I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it's about trying to do the right thing.

If you want to talk about mistakes, every country has mistakes, every government has mistakes, every person has mistakes. When you have a war, you have more mistakes. That's the natural thing.

You can never learn less; you can only learn more. The reason I know so much is because I have made so many mistakes.

Dear Marco, how do i unwrite the past, how do i undo the mistakes, how do i unlove you?

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being

Confusing speculation with investment is always a mistake.

Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room

I urge people to learn from the mistakes of others. Please drink responsibly and it's never acceptable to drink and drive!

You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.

He who dishonors himself [by lying about his opinions] for the sake of being honored by others will find that two mistakes have been made - one by himself, and the other, by the people.

As it was, we always misunderstood ourselves and rarely understood others. Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

Make mistakes faster.

You want to cry aloud for your mistakes. But to tell the truth the world doesn't need any more of that sound.