Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terry Goodkind

One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes.

Terry Goodkind

Hesitation is a mistake that invites defeat. I would not be Mord-Sith had I not hesitated when I was young." - Cara

Terry Bradshaw

I'm on national TV in front of millions and I hate making mistakes.

Terrence Howard

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.

Sinead O'Connor

Easy to keep faith. God is good. Only one mistake he made. Free will, therefore can't intervene unless we ask, but gospels show, when we ask we must believe we will be answered. Then all manner of things will be well.

Simone Elkeles

Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?

Simone Elkeles

I brought a condom," I tell her when I slide her panties down. We're both hot and sweaty, and I can't resist hr anymore. "I did, too," she whispers against my neck. "But we might not be able to use it." "Why not?" I expect her to tell em this was all a mistake, that she really didn't mean to get me all hot and bothered just to tell me I'm not worthy enough to take her virginity, but it's the truth. She clears her throat. "It all d-d-depends on whether or not you're allergic to l-l-latex.

Simone de Beauvoir

A writer is hoisted up onto a pedestal only to scrutinize him more closely and conclude that it was a mistake to put him up there in the first place.

Simon Sinek

Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.

Simon Le Bon

God created the world and then created the devil, to blame for his mistakes.

Simon Kinberg

You've got to trust [that] your own compass will lead you away from whatever mistakes were made.

Rick Riordan

I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It gave me neck cramps, so I put it on the floor and went to sleep without it. My first big mistake.

Rick Riordan

I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.

Richard Branson

One thing is certain in business: you will make mistakes. When you are pushing the boundaries, mistakes are inevitable-how you react is important.

Richard Branson

Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.

Richard Branson

We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were going to shoot us down if we came out the far end. So I spent a lot of my time contacting former Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to tell the Chinese we were coming in this direction by mistake and could he please say we have no nasty motives for flying into their territory.

Richard Branson

Protect your reputation. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.

Richard Branson

So I became a publisher by mistake - well, not quite by mistake, because I wanted to be an editor but I had to make sure the magazine would survive. The point is this: Most businesses fail, so if you're going to succeed, it has to be about more than making money.

Swami Vivekananda

The calm man is not the man who is dull. You must not mistake Sattva for dullness or laziness. The calm man is the one who has control over the mind waves. Activity is the manifestation of inferior strength, calmness, of the superior.

Swami Vivekananda

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

Tim Harford

Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time

Stephen Fry

If you think you're going to have an eternity in which you can talk to Mozart and Chopin and Schopenhauer on a cloud and learn stuff and you know really get to grips with knowledge and understanding and so you won't bother now, I think it's a terrible, a terrible mistake.

Sri Chinmoy

Every second a seeker can start over, For his life's mistakes Are initial drafts And not the final version.

Sri Aurobindo

What comes from outside, one mistakes it as coming from inside. So many thoughts etc. move about outside in the universal - these manifest inside you. All these you must push away as foreign to you and the inside must be made peaceful, calm and quiet; then it will start descending from above.

Sophia Loren

Mistakes are the price of an interesting life.

Ruud Gullit

The more time you have, the more mistakes you will make.

Ross Perot

Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.

Ron Kaufman

Making an honest mistake is acceptable. Failing to fix it is not.

Roger von Oech

It's difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you're always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks.

Sam Snead

That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.

Sam Sheppard

I therefore believe that our system does not have a word for failed trial, and that is where the American public does not realize that our criminal justice system sometimes makes mistakes.

Thomas Malory

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

Ray Romano

I have this mistress: show business.