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Mistake Quotes

"A fault is fostered by concealment."

"A fault is fostered by concealment."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying."

"If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying."

Coleman Hawkins, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes, Trying

79

"The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it."

"The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it."

Madame de Stael, French Writer

Mistake, Conscience, Voice

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"The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake."

"The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake."

Meister Eckhart, German Philosopher

Mistake, Inaction

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"Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes."

"Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes."

Camille Pissarro, French Artist

Mistake, Mistakes, Risk

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"It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it."

"It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

Mistake, Act, Circumstance, Israel

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"Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot."

"Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot."

Alexis Arguello, Nicaraguan Athlete

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"If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake."

"If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake."

Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan Athlete

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"He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today."

"He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today."

Tryon Edwards, American Theologian

Mistake, Mistakes, Opinion, Today, Will

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"Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking."

"Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking."

Idi Amin, Ugandan Statesman

Mistake, People, Talk, Thinking

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"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."

John Wooden, American Coach

Mistake, Positive, Mistakes

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"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."

"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."

Sam Levenson, American Author

Mistake, Mistakes

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"It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character."

"It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character."

Dale Turner, American Musician

Mistake, Character, Error, Errors

49

"Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement."

"Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement."

Dick Armey, American Politician

Mistake, America, Birds, Now

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"I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday."

"I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

Mistake, Mistakes, Today, Yesterday

46

"We tell anybody who asks that we think Apple is making a big mistake by not being compatible."

"We tell anybody who asks that we think Apple is making a big mistake by not being compatible."

Rob Glaser, American Businessman

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"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."

John Powell, American Composer

Mistake, Nothing

41

"The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed."

"The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed."

Claude Pepper, American Politician

Mistake, Politicians, Thinking

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"An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."

"An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."

Orlando A. Battista, Canadian Author

40

"The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven."

"The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes, Robert Downey, Jr.

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"We made too many wrong mistakes."

"We made too many wrong mistakes."

Yogi Berra, American Athlete

Mistake, Mistakes, Wrong

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"Never mistake motion for action."

"Never mistake motion for action."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Mistake, Action

39

"All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'."

"All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'."

Moss Hart, American Playwright

Mistake, Mistakes

39

"There is nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final."

"There is nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final."

Phyllis Bottome, British Novelist

Mistake, Being, Nothing

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"A mistake is simply another way of doing things."

"A mistake is simply another way of doing things."

Katharine Graham, American Businessman

38

"I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."

"I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."

Humphry Davy, British Scientist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons."

"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Mistake, Mistakes

37

"I think it's a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one's self."

"I think it's a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one's self."

Arthur Miller, American Playwright

Mistake, Hope, Self

37

"A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous."

"A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous."

Alexander Hamilton, American Politician

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"You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing."

"You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing."

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

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"Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice."

"Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice."

Akio Morita, Japanese Businessman

36

"We are personalities in the making, limited, and grappling with things too high for us. Obviously we, at very best, will make many mistakes, but these mistakes need not be sins."

"We are personalities in the making, limited, and grappling with things too high for us. Obviously we, at very best, will make many mistakes, but these mistakes need not be sins."

E. Stanley Jones, American Theologian

Mistake, Mistakes, Will

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"Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us."

"Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us."

Jerry Seinfeld, American Comedian

Mistake, Babies

35

"In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes."

"In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Mistake, Mistakes, Pride

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"Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none."

"Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Mistake, Faults, Man, Repentance

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"Do not make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans or they will treat you like dogs."

"Do not make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans or they will treat you like dogs."

Martha Scott, American Actress

Mistake, Dogs, Will

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"I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes."

"I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I behaved poorly by starting this whole thing and I made some mistakes in dealing with it, and they made some mistakes in dealing with me, and taking down all my stuff was probably one of them."

"I behaved poorly by starting this whole thing and I made some mistakes in dealing with it, and they made some mistakes in dealing with me, and taking down all my stuff was probably one of them."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

Mistake, Mistakes

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"The essence of a man is found in his faults."

"The essence of a man is found in his faults."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Mistake, Faults, Man

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"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field."

"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field."

Niels Bohr, Danish Physicist

Mistake, Mistakes

32

"Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all."

"Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all."

Charles Schumer, American Politician

Mistake, Inaction

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"Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great."

"Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great."

Edward Coke, English Businessman

31

"The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical."

"The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical."

George Crook, American Soldier

Mistake, People, Spiritual, Welfare

30

"Your best teacher is your last mistake."

"Your best teacher is your last mistake."

Ralph Nader, American Lawyer

30

"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"

"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

Mistake, Career, Company, Driving

30

"To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all."

"To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

Mistake, May, Mistakes

29

"I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances."

"I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances."

John Sculley, American Businessman

Mistake, Mistakes

29

"People are first and foremost Republicans, first and foremost Anarchists, first and foremost a man or woman, and that is a mistake. It hurts the individual and it hurts the whole."

"People are first and foremost Republicans, first and foremost Anarchists, first and foremost a man or woman, and that is a mistake. It hurts the individual and it hurts the whole."

Peter Krause, American Actor

Mistake, People, First, Man

29

"I knew I wanted to play "Dr Cox" really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit."

"I knew I wanted to play "Dr Cox" really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit."

John C. McGinley, American Actor

Mistake, Play, Want

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"We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right."

"We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right."

Ben Bradlee, American Editor

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