Quotes on My Mistakes

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

The focus of my life begins at home with family, loved ones and friends. I want to use my resources to create a secure environment that fosters love, learning, laughter and mutual success. I will protect and value integrity. I will admit and quickly correct my mistakes. I will be a self-starter. I will be a caring person. I will be a good listener with an open mind. I will continue to grow and learn. I will facilitate and celebrate the success of others.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

There are no mistakes, no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn from.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

I'm OK. Much better than on other occasions. It's true that I've made lots of mistakes but I've never tried to bother anyone. I want to stay alive, preferably in peace, without seeing every one of my mistakes in the papers, and on many occasions, even stories that are lies.

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

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.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.