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Mistake Quotes

"They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again."

"They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again."

Casey Stengel, American Athlete

Mistake, Being, Youth

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"You learn from your mistakes."

"You learn from your mistakes."

Thierry Henry, French Athlete

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I was shaped by my mistakes."

"I was shaped by my mistakes."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Mistake, Mistakes

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"Don't mistake niceness for weakness."

"Don't mistake niceness for weakness."

Jennifer Granholm, American Politician

Mistake, Weakness

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"Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C."

"Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C."

Kristi Noem, American Politician

Mistake, Conservatism, Now, Washington

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"The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings."

"The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

Mistake, Errors, Fanaticism

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"I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's what the Democratic party ought to reach for."

"I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's what the Democratic party ought to reach for."

Theodore C. Sorensen, American Lawyer

Mistake, Democrats, Liberalism, Party

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"When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move."

"When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move."

Bryan Ferry, English Musician

Mistake, Career, Years

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"I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions."

"I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions."

Jim Jeffords, American Politician

Mistake, Eye, Intentions, Public

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"I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake."

"I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake."

Michelle Shocked, American Musician

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"I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

"I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

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"But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when you make a mistake and laugh about it."

"But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when you make a mistake and laugh about it."

Peter Hook, English Musician

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"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something."

"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something."

Ornette Coleman, American Musician

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I think I made a mistake once... yeah... it was only once."

"I think I made a mistake once... yeah... it was only once."

Jay Mohr, American Actor

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"When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering."

"When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering."

W. Edwards Deming, American Scientist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"We always make the mistake in the United States of America in Democratic or Republican administrations alike is we tend to embrace the despot that's least troublesome to us. That should not be the way we view things."

"We always make the mistake in the United States of America in Democratic or Republican administrations alike is we tend to embrace the despot that's least troublesome to us. That should not be the way we view things."

Anthony Weiner, American Politician

Mistake, America, Republican, States

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"I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake."

"I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake."

Jim Nussle, American Politician

Mistake, Gender, Office

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"When the penalty for a policeman's mistake is to put a criminal back out on the street, then we are hurting America; we are hurting our law-abiding citizens."

"When the penalty for a policeman's mistake is to put a criminal back out on the street, then we are hurting America; we are hurting our law-abiding citizens."

Gary Bauer, American Public Servant

Mistake, America, Law

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"Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media."

"Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media."

Judith Butler, American Philosopher

Mistake, Feminism, Law, Media

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"You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder."

"You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder."

Xi Zhi, Chinese Philosopher

Mistake, Faults

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"It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there."

"It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there."

Donal Logue, Canadian Actor

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"You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission."

"You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission."

Edgar Bergen, American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes

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"Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough."

"Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough."

David Packard, American Businessman

Mistake, Mistakes, Questions

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"That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault."

"That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault."

Don Young, American Politician

Mistake, Fault, Problems

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"The choice is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it."

"The choice is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it."

Timothy Geithner, American Public Servant

Mistake, Choice

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"I think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative."

"I think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative."

Andre Norton, American Writer

Mistake, People, Beginning, Revolution

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"Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes early and in front of fewer people!"

"Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes early and in front of fewer people!"

Diane Sawyer, American Journalist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently."

"I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently."

Hansie Cronje, South African Athlete

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

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

Neil Finn, New Zealander Musician

26

"I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress."

"I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress."

Maurice Wilkins, New Zealander Scientist

Mistake, Progress

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"As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand."

"As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand."

James Payn, English Novelist

Mistake, Man, Will

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"The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship."

"The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship."

Deborah Tannen, American Sociologist

Mistake, Conversation, Right, Talk

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"A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal."

"A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal."

William Allen White, American Editor

Mistake, Learning

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"You make a mistake, you keep going."

"You make a mistake, you keep going."

Linda Gray, American Actress

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"It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means."

"It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means."

Lydia M. Child, American Activist

Mistake, Evil, Fight, Right

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"It would be a tragic mistake for us out here to imagine that Bush represents the hearts and the minds of the majority of your countrymen. Many of your black and other compatriots must be just as anguished as we are."

"It would be a tragic mistake for us out here to imagine that Bush represents the hearts and the minds of the majority of your countrymen. Many of your black and other compatriots must be just as anguished as we are."

Breyten Breytenbach, South African Writer

Mistake, Majority

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"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent."

"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I'd rather not pinpoint my mistakes."

"I'd rather not pinpoint my mistakes."

Ally Sheedy, American Actress

Mistake, Mistakes

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"I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again."

"I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again."

Jesse Ventura, American Politician

Mistake, Abortion, Support

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"Do not mistake a crowd of big wage-earners for the leisure class."

"Do not mistake a crowd of big wage-earners for the leisure class."

Clive Bell, English Critic

Mistake, Class, Leisure, Wage

25

"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error."

"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Mistake, Error, Man, Mistakes

25

"Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation."

"Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation."

Fletcher Knebel, American Author

Mistake, Taxation

25

"Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error."

"Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Mistake, Error, Fool, Man

25

"The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wriggle and weasel out of one."

"The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wriggle and weasel out of one."

Lewis Grizzard, American Writer

Mistake, Mistakes, Public, Trying, Will

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"Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement."

"Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement."

Otto Weininger, Austrian Philosopher

Mistake, Fault, Improvement

25

"I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John's, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true."

"I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John's, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true."

Frank Lampard, English Athlete

Mistake, Day, Fact, Training

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"We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes."

"We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes."

Larry Niven, American Writer

Mistake, Mistakes

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"Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong."

"Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong."

Ava Gardner, American Actress

Mistake, People, Thinking, Wrong

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"You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass."

"You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass."

Ben Harper, American Musician

Mistake, Difference, Gold, Now

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"Nobody bats 500. We all make mistakes."

"Nobody bats 500. We all make mistakes."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

Mistake, Mistakes

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