Quotes about mistake
mistake past compassion
I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have the answers or The Answer. I hold no secret knowledge as to how to fix the mistakes of generations past and present. I only know that without compassion and respect for all of Earth’s inhabitants, none of us will survive—nor will we deserve to. Leonard Peltier
mistake silly creative
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. Len Deighton
mistake thinking past
Every generation thinks they are stronger than the generation before it. They think, "It can't happen to me." In the past people have died making that same mistake. Lemmy Kilmister
mistake failure dismay
Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures. Lawrence G. Lovasik
mistake self giving
Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing. Lawrence Bossidy
mistake people retarded
It's cool because you get to see that some of these women are there because they should be. They're actually not good people to be in society. And then, other people are there because they just made a really retarded mistake. Laura Prepon
mistake successful greed
... Don't mistake any of this for altruism...Fear and greed just doesn't work. If you want to be successful, quality and service just works better. Larry Ellison
mistake errors littles
In some ways, getting away from the headquarters and having a little time to reflect allows you to find errors in your strategy. You get to rethink things. Often, that helps me correct a mistake that I made or someone else is about to make.
mistake decision done
I greatly admire GE, their utterly ruthlessly focused management, to get the cost out and get this integration done.’ Okay, we may make a few mistakes along the way but we are not going to waste any time.' They make decisions; they are incredibly disciplined and focused.
mistake humility views
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry--is not even a "subject"--but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning. Neil Postman
mistake mind scientific-method
'The scientific method,' Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, 'is nothing but the normal working of the human mind.' That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in correcting its mistakes.
mistake believe political
Make no mistake about it: the labeling of someone's language as 'sexist' involves a political judgment and implies the desirability of a particular sociological doctrine. One may be in favor of that doctrine (as I believe I am) but it is quite another matter to force writers by edicts and censorship into accepting it.
mistake blessing technology
It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that.
mistake thinking government
I think it's a mistake to view North Korea as a government. It really is more like a criminal syndicate. Marco Rubio
mistake stress thinking
When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money, or pleasure, or a bit of fame. By being mindful of this you'll quickly forget your anger, especially if you realize that the person was under stress, and could do little else. And, if you can, find a way to alleviate that stress. Marcus Aurelius
mistake ignorance self
If anyone can refute me-show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective-I'l l gladly change. It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
mistake ignorance self
If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.
mistake war iraq
George W. Bush was a very bad president. The Iraq war was a big mistake. The U.S.A. needed a political change. I hoped Barack Obama could be a good president, but I'm disappointed. He hasn't done well. Marc Rich
mistake steps
Even mistakes can get you one step further. Marc Jacobs
mistake stupid humility
That's an animal fable about humility. If you survive your mistake, you must learn from it. Accept that you're fragile, vulnerable, and sometimes stupid. Realize that you're not immortal and you've got to take care of yourself. And then laugh it off and fly away. Marc Maron
mistake thank-god disaster
There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start a new. Thomas A. Edison
mistake creativity patents
I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
mistake failure opportunity
I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn't work.
mistake past made
I've never made a mistake. I've only learned from experience.
mistake ignorance people
The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness Simon Bolivar
mistake smart fire
I've never been able to learn from other people's mistakes - I'm not that smart - so I usually learn by trial by fire. Shia LaBeouf
mistake skills people
She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities. Sheryl Sandberg
mistake half my-mistakes
Why don't you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own. Shelagh Delaney
mistake doors voice
I said, "I'll take the T-bone steak." A soft voice mooed, "Oh wow." And I looked up and realized The waitress was a cow. I cried, "Mistake--forget the the steak. I'll take the chicken then." I heard a cluck--'twas just my luck The busboy was a hen. I said, "Okay no, fowl today. I'll have the seafood dish." Then I saw through the kitchen door The cook--he was a fish. I screamed, "Is there anyone workin' here Who's an onion or a beet? No? Your're sure? Okay then friends, A salad's what I'll eat." They looked at me. "Oh,no," they said, "The owner is a cabbage head. Shel Silverstein
mistake long love-myself
I will love myself as long as I never make a mistake. Sharon Salzberg
mistake men benefits
Men are born to sin…What does matter most, is not that we err, it is that we do benefit from our mistakes, that we are capable of sincere repentance, of genuine contrition. Sharon Kay Penman
mistake thinking people
We are a very colorful family. Everybody knows our mistakes. But I think that people can relate to all of our mistakes and all or good and bad points. Sharon Osbourne
mistake thinking judging-people
I think it has been a weird mistake to have people with their own music careers going on and judging people because when they're too critical, it affects them. They don't want to be that honest, because they need to keep their appearance up. Neil Patrick Harris