Regretted Quotes

101 quotes by 99 authors

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Xenocrates
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. — Andrew Jackson
Sport inevitably creates deadness of feeling. No one could take pleasure in it who was sensitive to suffering; and therefore its pursuit by women is… — Ouida
The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the… — Albert Einstein
I believed that doing what the other person wanted was love. I did that, and for more than a thousand years I have regretted it.… — Kim Dong-joo
I certainly would have regretted not getting into wrestling. It's been very lucrative for me and I've been fortunate to get into it and make… — Owen Hart
At 42, I decided to become a photographer because it offered a means of creative thought and action. I didn't rationalize this, I just felt… — Wynn Bullock
How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to… — Hannah More
I have never regretted Paradise Lost since I discovered that it contained no eggs-and-bacon. — Dorothy L. Sayers
It is to be regretted that domestication has seriously deteriorated the moral character of the duck. In a wild state, he is a faithful husband.....but… — Isabella Beeton
No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be… — George Washington
During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been levelled against us, charged with whatsoever its… — Thomas Jefferson
I have had twenty years of perfect companionship with a man among men. He is a rock and a protection. I have never regretted it. — Katharine Hepburn
I had to make a major decision with myself because I just don't think you can do both: try to have a baby career and… — Betty White
The wonderful thing about saints is that they were human. They lost their tempers, got hungry, scolded God, were egotistical or impatient in their turns,… — Phyllis McGinley
There have been loads of times I have regretted meeting Paul because I was so happy in my old life. — Heather Mills
Father, One day, a woman walked into my life. I hurt her deeply with the harshest words possible. I pushed her away as much as… — Ma-Roo
That day, I began to be incredulous. Or, rather, I regretted having been credulous. I regretted having allowed myself to be borne away by a… — Umberto Eco
I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies. — Stanislav Grof
All my life I had lived on the presumption that there was no existence beyond... flesh, the moment of being alive... then nothing. I had… — Sebastian Faulks

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