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Dean Acheson

"The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office."

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"The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office."

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"All of which does not alter the fact that Pnin was on the wrong train."

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"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."

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"Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied."

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"Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is this really what I wanted to do? Did I make a mistake? Should I be doing something else?"

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"Our motto is whenever you make a mistake, do it twice."

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"I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones."

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"I can't write about my greatest mistakes because I've slept with most of them."

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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

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"Suppose you were working at your job one day, and you made a little mistake. Then all of a sudden a red light went on over your desk, and fifteen thousand people stood up and yelled at you that you sucked?"

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"Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made."

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