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Mistake Quotes

"Consider every mistake you do make as an asset."

"Consider every mistake you do make as an asset."

Paul J. Meyer, American Businessman

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"I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot."

"I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

Mistake, Mistakes, Past

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"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one."

"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one."

John C. Maxwell, American Clergyman

Mistake, Fear, Living, Will

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"As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas."

"As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Mistake, Truth, Regret, Power, Life

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"There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights."

"There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

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"I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes."

"I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes."

Billy Joel, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes, Theory

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"He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake."

"He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake."

Christine Keeler, English Model

Mistake, Chance, Feet

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"We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery."

"We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Mistake, Discovery, Will

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"When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause."

"When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause."

Wietse Venema, Dutch Scientist

Mistake, Cause, Software, Will

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"Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries."

"Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries."

Bill Cosby, American Comedian

Mistake, Coffee, Day

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"This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault."

"This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault."

Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator

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"Focus on remedies, not faults."

"Focus on remedies, not faults."

Jack Nicklaus, American Athlete

Mistake, Faults, Focus, Remedies

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"Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake."

"Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Mistake, America

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"I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I've made my own mistakes, and I'm not proud of them."

"I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I've made my own mistakes, and I'm not proud of them."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes

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"The mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam in charge of affairs over there."

"The mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam in charge of affairs over there."

John Dingell, American Politician

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"A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is."

"A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is."

Pauline Kael, American Critic

Mistake, Anxiety, Judgment

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"It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan."

"It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan."

Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer

Mistake, Afghanistan, Events, Key

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"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

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"If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right."

"If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right."

Sanford I. Weill, American Businessman

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"Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude."

"Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

Mistake, Mistakes, Result

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"A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience."

"A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience."

Doug Larson, American Cartoonist

Mistake, People, Conscience, Memory

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

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

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Mistake, Life, Chance, Error

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"Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions."

"Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions."

Sam Rayburn, American Politician

Mistake, Congress, Decisions

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"An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve."

"An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve."

Ring Lardner, American Comedian

Mistake, Mistakes

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"You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you."

"You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you."

Maxwell Maltz, American Scientist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things."

"It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things."

Anne Sullivan, American Educator

Mistake, Children, Desire, Discrimination

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"Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only senior executives' decisions matter. This is a dangerous mistake."

"Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only senior executives' decisions matter. This is a dangerous mistake."

Peter Drucker, American Businessman

Mistake, Decision, Decisions

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"He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery."

"He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Mistake, Discovery

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"I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect."

"I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

Mistake, People, Opinions, Respect

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"If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn."

"If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Mistake, Heart, Worry

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"Mistakes in themselves are unavoidable."

"Mistakes in themselves are unavoidable."

Ernest Mandel, Belgian Author

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I didn't get the degree because in my last year, for my thesis film I made a feature called Permanent Vacation and they'd given me a scholarship, the Louis B Mayer fellowship and they made a mistake."

"I didn't get the degree because in my last year, for my thesis film I made a feature called Permanent Vacation and they'd given me a scholarship, the Louis B Mayer fellowship and they made a mistake."

Jim Jarmusch, American Director

Mistake, Film, Vacation

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"I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear."

"I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear."

Rod Steiger, American Actor

Mistake, Dance, Day, First

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"The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style."

"The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style."

Fred Astaire, American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes, Right, Style

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"Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder."

"Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder."

Paul J. Meyer, American Businessman

Mistake, Mistakes

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"It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake."

"It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake."

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

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"A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable."

"A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable."

Robert Fripp, English Musician

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"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

Mistake, Mistakes, Tomorrow

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"The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies."

"The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies."

Daisy Bates, American Activist

Mistake, Enemies, Man, Woman

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"I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much."

"I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much."

Joan Jett, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes, Open

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"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."

"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Mistake, Faults, Mistakes

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"Since I was a kid, he's told me to learn from his mistakes."

"Since I was a kid, he's told me to learn from his mistakes."

Scott Caan, American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes

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"The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault."

"The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault."

Jacques Delors, French Economist

Mistake, Fault, May

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"I've been the queen of dysfunction and made every mistake one can make."

"I've been the queen of dysfunction and made every mistake one can make."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

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"The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be."

"The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be."

Walter Bagehot, English Author

Mistake, Trying

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"Although, I think you look back and you try to learn from your mistakes."

"Although, I think you look back and you try to learn from your mistakes."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Mistake, Mistakes

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"Lord, deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice."

"Lord, deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice."

William J. Mayo, American Scientist

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"Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much."

"Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much."

Joan Collins, American Actress

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"So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake."

"So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake."

Bobby Orr, Canadian Athlete

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"I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running."

"I try hard not to preach, but I get carried away, which is a mistake, but it's a risk worth running."

Ben Elton, British Comedian

Mistake, Risk, Running, Worth

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