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Mistake Quotes

"Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake."

"Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake."

Robert Half, American Businessman

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"The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can."

"The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can."

Liz Smith, American Journalist

Mistake, Mistakes, Nothing

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"You learn from mistakes, but Shakespeare is one big non mistake isn't he? He just got everything right really."

"You learn from mistakes, but Shakespeare is one big non mistake isn't he? He just got everything right really."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

Mistake, Mistakes, Right, Shakespeare

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"Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed."

"Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

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"And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever."

"And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever."

Jim Otto, American Athlete

Mistake, Mistakes

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"It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience."

"It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

Mistake, Control, Breeding, Conscience

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"I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people.""

"I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people.""

Barbara Jordan, American Lawyer

Mistake, People, Decision, Court

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"Faultless to a fault."

"Faultless to a fault."

Robert Browning, English Poet

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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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"In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly."

"In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly."

James Q. Wilson, American Politician

Mistake, Public, School

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"Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior."

"Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior."

William Collins, English Poet

Mistake, Fault, Mistrust

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"Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al Gore is going to pick up that statement and carry it through the next election."

"Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al Gore is going to pick up that statement and carry it through the next election."

Barbara Olson, American Journalist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"We tried to avoid, you know, records. We were told over and over that was probably the most serious mistake and the reason was the system would never catch on, because we didn't have records."

"We tried to avoid, you know, records. We were told over and over that was probably the most serious mistake and the reason was the system would never catch on, because we didn't have records."

Ken Thompson, American Scientist

Mistake, Reason

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"I don't listen to my own records a lot. Once in a while - to check out my mistakes. Because you can always see a spot or two in the record where you could have done better. So you more or less study this way."

"I don't listen to my own records a lot. Once in a while - to check out my mistakes. Because you can always see a spot or two in the record where you could have done better. So you more or less study this way."

Ben Webster, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes, Study

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"Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes."

"Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes."

John C. Calhoun, American Statesman

Mistake, Mistakes

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"We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes."

"We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes."

Mickey Rivers, American Athlete

Mistake, Mistakes, Right

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"I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz."

"I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz."

David Irving, British Author

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"People mistake their limitations for high standards."

"People mistake their limitations for high standards."

Jean Toomer, American Author

Mistake, People, Limitations

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"I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties."

"I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties."

Patricia Highsmith, American Novelist

Mistake, Hope, Will

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"I had come to regard the U.S. Senate's rejection of the League of Nations as a tragic mistake."

"I had come to regard the U.S. Senate's rejection of the League of Nations as a tragic mistake."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Mistake, Nations, Rejection, Senate

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"Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults."

"Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Mistake, Faults, Self

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"I made a big mistake, and I didn't use it to make my life better. I used it to be okay with a life less lived. I used it to be okay with mediocrity and the mundane. And I didn't make myself any better because of it.And that's not okay with me."

"I made a big mistake, and I didn't use it to make my life better. I used it to be okay with a life less lived. I used it to be okay with mediocrity and the mundane. And I didn't make myself any better because of it.And that's not okay with me."

Dan Pearce, American Author

Mistake, Regret, Responsibility, Awakening, Growth

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"I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it."

"I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it."

Fiona Apple, American Musician

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"But if you could make that mistake and press the send button and the entire world sees it forever."

"But if you could make that mistake and press the send button and the entire world sees it forever."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

Mistake, Press, World

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"I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful."

"I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful."

Spike Lee, American Director

Mistake, Faults, Film

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"Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions."

"Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions."

Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist

Mistake, Obligation

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"The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few."

"The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few."

Philip Knight, American Businessman

Mistake, America, Mistakes, Trouble

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"But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets."

"But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets."

Geraldine Ferraro, American Politician

Mistake, Congress, Washington

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

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

John Peel, British Entertainer

Mistake, Mistakes

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"One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you."

"One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you."

Herbie Mann, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes

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"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying."

"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying."

B. F. Skinner, American Psychologist

Mistake, Failure, Circumstances, May

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"There's no sort o' mistake in little Bullet. He can pick up miles on his feet, and fling 'em behind him as fast as the next man's hoss, I don't care where he comes from. And he can keep at it as long as the sun can shine without resting."

"There's no sort o' mistake in little Bullet. He can pick up miles on his feet, and fling 'em behind him as fast as the next man's hoss, I don't care where he comes from. And he can keep at it as long as the sun can shine without resting."

Augustus Longstreet, American Lawyer

Mistake, Care, Feet, Man

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"You just went right in and just recorded songs and listened them, and if there were any mistakes, then we would correct them and just went on... one take or two take."

"You just went right in and just recorded songs and listened them, and if there were any mistakes, then we would correct them and just went on... one take or two take."

Dennis Brown, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes, Right, Songs

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"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim."

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Mistake, Fault, Responsibility

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"Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project."

"Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project."

Richard King, American Director

Mistake, Mistakes, Project

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"When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes."

"When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

Mistake, Company, Scientists

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"It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task."

"It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Mistake, Mistakes

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"The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do this."

"The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do this."

Terrence Howard, American Actor

Mistake, Career, Thinking

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"Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it."

"Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Mistake, Fault, Timidity

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"Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label or they will be destroyed."

"Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label or they will be destroyed."

Steve Albini, American Musician

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"The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking."

"The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking."

Alvin Dark, American Athlete

Mistake, Want, Writers

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"Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit."

"Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit."

Evander Holyfield, American Athlete

Mistake, Boxing, Dancing, Force

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"Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars."

"Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

Mistake, People, Hollywood, Stars

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

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

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

Mistake, Office

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"We're kind of defined by our mistakes."

"We're kind of defined by our mistakes."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving."

"I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving."

Lisa Kudrow, American Actress

Mistake, End, World

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"And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early."

"And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early."

Gregory Harrison, American Actor

Mistake, Boston, First

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"Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake."

"Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake."

Brian Boitano, American Athlete

Mistake, People, Press

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"The Republicans are running wild with our tax dollars and it's been a mistake to let this administration continue a policy of incompetence when it comes to Iraq."

"The Republicans are running wild with our tax dollars and it's been a mistake to let this administration continue a policy of incompetence when it comes to Iraq."

Sherrod Brown, American Politician

Mistake, Policy, Tax, Incompetence

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"Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop."

"Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop."

Jurgen Klinsmann, German Athlete

Mistake, Decision, Being, Example

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