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title: "17 Fatal Mistake Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Fatal Mistake quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Fatal Mistake sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Everyone's entitled to one fatal mistake.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxwell-smart/everyone-s-entitled-to-one-fatal-mistake/)

[Maxwell Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxwell-smart/)

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> [I got by on talent. That was my fatal mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-got-by-on-talent-that-was-my-fatal-mistake/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

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> [I made the fatal mistake of trying to cut my own hair. It makes me look like I have a good face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-doherty/i-made-the-fatal-mistake-of-trying-to-cut-my-own-hair-it-makes-me/)

[Pete Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-doherty/)

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> [I ran... I didn't trust the government. I was really afraid. I believe now that that was the fatal mistake of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rosenberg/i-ran-i-didn-t-trust-the-government-i-was-really-afraid-i-believe-now/)

[Susan Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rosenberg/)

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> [Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we are all prone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/thinking-you-know-when-in-fact-you-don-t-is-a-fatal-mistake-to-which/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [We always make the mistake, the fatal mistake in the case of military people, of imagining that each war will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/we-always-make-the-mistake-the-fatal-mistake-in-the-case-of-military/)

[Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/)

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> [“Our fatal mistake is waiting to be motivated before we take action. Action motivates.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-eschenroeder/our-fatal-mistake-is-waiting-to-be-motivated-before-we-take-action/)

[Kyle Eschenroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-eschenroeder/)

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> [What is concisely referred to as global warming, is a fatal mistake of the present time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vaclav-klaus/what-is-concisely-referred-to-as-global-warming-is-a-fatal-mistake-of/)

[Vaclav Klaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vaclav-klaus/)

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> [“Mistakes are a part of being human. Precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/mistakes-are-a-part-of-being-human-precious-life-lessons-that-can/)

[Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/)

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> [They made a fatal mistake in doing 'Psycho' again. Why do that? Why revisit something that stands for itself?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/they-made-a-fatal-mistake-in-doing-psycho-again-why-do-that-why/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

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> [Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/mistakes-are-a-part-of-being-human-appreciate-your-mistakes-for-what/)

[Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/)

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> [The fatal mistake is waiting for life's circumstances to be right before we begin. Simply begin with your heart, look deeply into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/the-fatal-mistake-is-waiting-for-life-s-circumstances-to-be-right/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

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> [Without thinking or reflecting, we plunge into war, contract heavy debts, increase vastly the patronage of the Executive, and indulge in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-calhoun/without-thinking-or-reflecting-we-plunge-into-war-contract-heavy/)

[John C. Calhoun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-calhoun/)

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> [This would be a tricky operation, no doubt of that, and a mistake would probably be fatal. So many things he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-perry/this-would-be-a-tricky-operation-no-doubt-of-that-and-a-mistake-would/)

[Steve Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-perry/)

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> [Those who have heard or read anything from me on the subject, know that one of the principal points insisted on is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josiah-warren/those-who-have-heard-or-read-anything-from-me-on-the-subject-know/)

[Josiah Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josiah-warren/)

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> [And learn that when you do make a mistake, you'll surface that mistake so you can get it corrected, rather than trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanford-i-weill/and-learn-that-when-you-do-make-a-mistake-you-ll-surface-that-mistake/)

[Sanford I. Weill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanford-i-weill/)

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> [We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-lee/we-made-a-great-mistake-in-the-beginning-of-our-struggle-and-i-fear/)

[Robert E. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-lee/)

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