Quotes on People Make 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.

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.

Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may decieve you - you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no one is alone. People make mistakes. Fathers, mothers, people make mistakes, holding to their own, thinking they're alone. Honor their mistakes. Fight for their mistakes. Witches can be right. Giants can be good. You decide what's right. You decide what's good.

I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

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

The best single question for testing an organization's character is: What happens when people make mistakes?