Blunder Quotes

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I grew up in central Illinois midway between Chicago and St. Louis and I made an historic blunder. All my friends became Cardinals fans and… — George Will
If you've made a mistake, if you've made a blunder, admit it to yourself, and then go to the people affected by it and admit… — Brit Hume
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret. — Benjamin Disraeli
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. — Benjamin Disraeli
I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science. — Stephen Hawking
To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful. — Robert A. Heinlein
It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder,… — Jerome K. Jerome
'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism. — John Major
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a… — Michel de Montaigne
Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of… — Carl Sandburg
The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be… — Lewis Thomas
Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along,… — Alice Walker
Destroying Iraq was the greatest strategic blunder this country has made in its history. Unless we change course, there's every reason to believe the Iraq… — Robert Baer
No destiny attacks us from outside. But, within him, man bears his fate and there comes a moment when he knows himself vulnerable; and then,… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It was like making a blunder at a party; there was nothing to do about it, it was dreadfully mortifying, but it showed a lack… — W. Somerset Maugham
Christ, how did you ever get this screwed up! his mind demanded of him. He knew the answer, but even that was not a full… — Tom Clancy
O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish… — Robert Burns
Did the priest you mentioned tell you about them? Or did he send you out to blunder along on your own?They're an odd lot. Half… — Hilari Bell
Some people appear to be happy, but they simply don't give the matter much thought. Others make plans: I'm going to have a husband, a… — Paulo Coelho
From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game:… — Georges Perec

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