Errors Quote by Franz Kafka

“Human error is not random. It results from basic human mental abilities and physical skills combined with the features of the tools being used,…

— Nancy G. Leveson

Error is discipline through which we advance.

— William Ellery Channing

We must accept human error as inevitable - and design around that fact.

— Donald Berwick

Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.

— Brendan Behan

Humans make mistakes.

— Austin Butler

Errors have nothing to do with luck; they are caused by time pressure, discomfort or unfamiliarilty with a position, distractions, feelings of intimidation, nervous…

— Pal Benko

“Mistakes, on the other hand, result from incorrect choices. Rather than blundering into them while we are distracted, we usually make mistakes because of…

— Robert Wachter

The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes,

— Lucian Leape

Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort.

— Terry Rossio

Patience as we wait to take action is a kind of compassionate mind. Impatience on the other hand can be a source of failure.

— Dalai Lama

The inability to make a decision has often been passed off as patience.

— Anonymous

“The taxonomy of medical error is vast, colorful, and at times confusing. There are slips, lapses, harmless hits, and near misses; errors of omission…

— Nancy Berlinger