Common Mistake Quotes

27 quotes by 26 authors

• A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams
• A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent… — Mike Krzyzewski
• It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the… — Thucydides
• Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves. The… — Nikola Tesla
• Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The writer… — Terry Rossio
• The most common mistake students of literature make is to go straight for what the poem or novel says, setting aside the way that it… — Terry Eagleton
• If you get invited to your first orgy, don't just show up nude. That's a common mistake. You have to let nudity 'happen.' — Jack Handey
• When you first start wearing a turban, probably the most common mistake is wrapping it too tight. You have to allow the head to breathe. — Jack Handey
• One common mistake is to think that one reality is the reality. You must always be prepared to leave one reality for a greater one. — Mother Meera
• The most common mistake we make as teachers is attempting to tell our students too much. — Robert H. Frank
• The most common mistake you'll make is forgetting to keep your own scorecard. Very little at work reinforces your ability to do this, so you… — Charlotte Beers
• Many people I've met believe that plants are made up of soil-that the tree outside your house, for example, is mostly made from the soil… — Thom Hartmann
• It is a common mistake these days to politicize anything and everything, including music. — Tony Snow
• Much is missed if we have eyes only for the bright colors. Nature should be viewed without distinction... She makes no choice herself; everything that… — Eliot Porter
• It is a common mistake to think of failure as the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher-a harsh one, but the best. Pull your… — Thomas J. Watson
• A common mistake we make is that we look for God in places where we ourselves wish to find him, yet even in the physical… — Criss Jami
• One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their… — Max Lucado
• It's a common mistake for vacationing Americans to assume that everyone around them is French and therefore speaks no English whatsoever. [...] An experienced traveler… — David Sedaris
• Misperceiving that there is one correct choice is a common mistake. Coming to understand that there are usually a few good choices--and then there's the… — Katie Couric
• The two commonest mistakes in judgement ... are, the confounding of shyness with arrogance - a very common mistake indeed - and the not understanding… — Charles Dickens

Who Wrote These Common Mistake Quotes

26 authors contributed a total of 27 Common Mistake Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 2 Common Mistake Quotes by Jack Handey
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Max Lucado
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by David Sedaris
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Katie Couric
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Charles Dickens
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Ilona Andrews
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Lionel Shriver
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Charles Frazier
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Louise Nurding
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Candice Olson
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Sammykabyemera
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Shannea
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Douglas Adams
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Mike Krzyzewski
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Thucydides
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Nikola Tesla
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Terry Rossio
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Terry Eagleton
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Mother Meera
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Robert H. Frank
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Charlotte Beers
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Thom Hartmann
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Tony Snow
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Eliot Porter
• 1 Common Mistake Quote by Thomas J. Watson