Quotes about mistake
mistake thinking perception
Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic. Edward de Bono
mistake wine alcohol
Dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink. Gilbert K. Chesterton
mistake goes-on world
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. Gilbert K. Chesterton
mistake ignorance men
Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance? Holbrook Jackson
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 school
I was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year. Jose Saramago
mistake world internet
There is nothing that is truly free nor democratic enough. Make no mistake, the internet did not come to save the world. Jose Saramago
mistake moral morality
With morality we correct the mistakes of our instincts, and with love we correct the mistakes of our morals. Jose Ortega y Gasset
mistake same-mistakes ifs
If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’ Jorma Kaukonen
mistake men today
Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before being questioned. Jose Bergamin
mistake thinking trying
I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown. Jorge Posada
mistake writing thinking
I try to avoid purple patches, fine writing, all that kind of thing... because I think they're a mistake. And then sometimes it comes through and sometimes it doesn't, but that's not up to me. It's up to chance. Jorge Luis Borges
mistake thinking people
It would be a terrible mistake to go through life thinking that people are the sum total of what you see. Jonathan Tropper
mistake literature
There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake. Jonathan Swift
mistake coffee voice
It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom. Jonathan Swift
mistake forever advice
Whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again and again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this time is all you have. Kevin Spacey
mistake historical fool
Only fools mistake politicians for messiahs.
mistake might sometimes
I was wholly invested in my friendships. I might have tested them sometimes, but only to reassure myself that they were permanent. A mistake, of course. Kevin Brockmeier
mistake want littles
Chloe? It's me." After a pause, he added, "Derek," like I could mistake that deep rumble for anyone else, like I could mistake that little part of me that perked up like an eager puppy saying, "It's him. Quick! Go see what he wants." God, how had I been so blind? It seemed so obvious now. Kelley Armstrong
mistake moving thinking
I'd like to make mistakes on my own dime, and not have a herd of people tell me what I'm doing wrong. and I'm also still trying to find and develop my voice as a filmmaker, and I think that's easier to do on your own terms, than trying to satisfy a bunch of people that are paying for the movie. That being said, I'm certainly open to moving into that world. Katie Aselton
mistake experience valuable
Experience is a valuable thing. It enables us to recognize mistakes when we repeat them. Kathy Reichs
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