Mistake Quotes

Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.

And it was different because I’d already lost her so many times, so many ways, in my head. And different because she was never really mine to lose. And different because this wasn’t my fault.

Into this error men have, probably, been led by viewing education in a false light; not considering it as the first step to form a being advancing gradually towards perfection; but only as a preparation for life.

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.

If people think they can elicit from me whatever terms they want, they are mistaken.

When you lose in the quarterfinals or semifinals, you actually learn a lot from those mistakes.

Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.

Everyone should know that the ‘war on cancer’ is largely a fraud.

Some choices are destined to be mistakes.