Quotes about mist
mistakes
All of the mistakes we've made are very correctable,
mistake science genius
If there ever was a misnomer, it is "exact science." Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes. Edward Teller
mistake thinking kind
They think you can't feel anything, because they've forgotten how. You're very, very dangerous, I get that, and you're prone to some very theatrical brooding, but don't let yourself mistake that for some kind of inner corruption. They see themselves in you and are blinded. Holly Black
mistake common-sense finding-yourself
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. All the shortcuts and economies and common-sense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. Learn to quash them. Constantly ask yourself, "How would I do this if I were a fool?" Throttle down your mind to a crawl. Then you will never go wrong. Herman Wouk
mistake writing style
With many readers, brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought; they mistake buttercups in the grass for immeasurable gold mines under ground. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
mistake engineering essence
Engineers are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable; that they catch them is imperative. Thus it is the essence of modern engineering not only to be able to check one's own work but also to have one's work checked and to be able to check the work of others. Henry Petroski
mistake making-mistakes
Those who never make mistakes work for those of us who do. Henry Ford
mistake love-is giving
Love is a matter of give and take -- marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake. Helen Rowland
mistake writing decision
You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult. Helen Mirren
mistress atheism states
Religion cannot sink lower than when somehow it is raised to a state religion ... It becomes then an avowed mistress. Heinrich Heine
mistake men ignorant
The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant. Henry Ward Beecher
mistake opportunity hands
She had an unequalled gift, usually pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into opportunities. Henry James
mistake inspirational-life ambassadors
Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. Henry James
mistake hero prudent
The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers. Johann Kaspar Lavater
mistake science building
Hypotheses are the scaffolds which are erected in front of a building and removedd when the building is completed. They are indispensable to the worker; but the worker must not mistake the scaffolding for the building. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mistake together statistics
The thinker makes a great mistake when he asks after cause and effect. They both together make up the indivisible phenomenon. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mistake people wish
There are people who make no mistakes because they never wish to do anything worth doing. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mistake half quarters
It is a very hard and troublesome thing to dispose of whole, half, and quarter-mistakes; to sift them and assign the portion of truth to its proper place. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mistake men serious
It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mistake want aggressive
Wrestlers in the U.S.A. are very aggressive. All they want to do is attack, but they'll make mistakes. Kurt Angle
mistake perfection faces
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. Kevyn Aucoin
mistake past illusion
the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion Khaled Hosseini
mistake flower past
And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poisonous flowers began to sprout in the parched land of that field, Mariam uprooted them. She uprooted them and ditched them before they took hold. Khaled Hosseini
mistake obamacare program
Make no mistake: Obamacare is a pro-death health program. Kesha Rogers
mistake heart people
Mr. Churchill connected truly to what was in the hearts of the British people, which is what a buoyant leader does. One of his most famous quotes is about making mistakes and learning from them. He wasn't shy to admit when things went wrong. Kevin Allen
mistake men errors
Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their errors, which they will maintain out of their zeal for truth, although they contradict themselves every day of their lives. Jonathan Swift
mistake cities people
Seattle is not an overly friendly city. It is a civil city, but not altogether friendly. People from outside mistake the civility for friendliness. Seattle is full of people who have their own lives to live. They won't waste their time being friendly. But they are civil. Jonathan Raban
mistake tree secret
And yet and yet - the last secret of the tree of codes is that nothing can ever reach a definite conclusion. Nowhere as much as there do we feel possibilities shaken by the nearness of realization. The atmosphere becomes possibilities and we shall wander and make a thousand mistakes. We shall wander along yet not be able to understand. Jonathan Safran Foer
mistake imposter recognizing
We shared the smile of recognizing ourselves in each other, how many imposters do I have? Do we all make the same mistakes, or has one of us gotten it right, or even just a bit less wrong, am I the imposter? Jonathan Safran Foer
mistake ifs-and might
IF - and this is the greatest of them all - I had the courage to see myself as I reallyam, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others,for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them. Napoleon Hill
mistake community blame
You cannot become a power in your community nor achieve enduring success in any worthy undertaking until you become big enough to blame yourself for your own mistakes and reverses. Napoleon Hill
mistake responsibility successful
The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers. Napoleon Hill
mistake believe self
It is in quiet that our best ideas occur to us. Don't make the mistake of believing that by a frantic kind of dashing around you are being your most effective and efficient self. Don't assume that you are wasting time when you take time out for thought. Napoleon Hill