Mistake Quotes

5262 Mistake quotes by 3176 unique authors

Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of them continues to pay for it. — Peggy Hopkins Joyce
I have examined the death penalty under each of its two aspects: as a direct action, and as an indirect one. What does it come… — Victor Hugo
The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates… — Anne O'Hare McCormick
Our aim must be to make our successive mistakes as quickly as possible. To speed up evolution. — Karl Popper
The book, as it stands, seems to me to be one of the most frightful muddles I have ever read, with scarcely a sound proposition… — John Maynard Keynes
When my oldest boy was about 14, I started to talk to him about some of the mistakes I made in life, just to put… — Denzel Washington
We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones. — Henry Cloud
With every effort, I learned a lot. With every mistake and failure, not only mine, but of those around me, I learned what not to… — Mark Cuban
My biggest sorrow, when looking back on my youth, is how much of it I somehow missed. Now, looking at my life today, I don't… — Marianne Williamson
Billions of dollars of grant money [over $50 billion] are flowing into the pockets of those on the man-made global warming bandwagon. No man-made global… — Unknown Author
What is concisely referred to as global warming, is a fatal mistake of the present time. — Vaclav Klaus
We may have made one of the biggest and most stupid collective mistakes in history by getting so worried about global warming. — Nigel Farage
But make no mistake: the weeds will win: nature bats last. — Robert Pyle
To make marijuana against the law is like saying God made a big mistake. — Bill Hicks
Most people are searching for happiness. They're looking for it. They're trying to find it in someone or something outside of themselves. That's a fundamental… — Wayne Dyer
Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort. — Terry Rossio
We're not going to deputize a whole bunch of American citizens to start grabbing people or turning them in, in part because the ordinary American… — Barack Obama
Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. — Bobby Flay
Do you really know the living Jesus - not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words… — Mother Teresa
The greatest mistake is in not being aware that others are Christ. There are very many people who will not discover it until their last… — Unknown Author
The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral… — Jeff Cooper
My excellent colleagues have forgotten these bitter lessons of history. The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines the way vivid stories of gun… — Alex Kozinski
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change… — Catherine Drinker Bowen
Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make. — Jane Fonda
There is a spiritual side to our connection with the planet. And in this material world, that's anathema. It is somewhat worrying. What I say..… — Bob Brown

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