228 quotes found
“Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day like those of a baseball player.”
“It's over and can't be helped and that's one consolation as they always say in Turkey when they cut the wrong man's head off.”
“A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.”
“A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life and find solace in fantasy.”
“All sins cast long shadows.”
“Every time history repeats itself the price goes up.”
“The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies.”
“The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.”
“Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.”
“Too much talk will include errors.”
“What is the use of running when you are on the wrong road?”
“Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.”
“Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.”
“One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.”
“I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.”
“I hope that the mistakes made and suffering imposed upon Japanese Americans nearly 60 years ago will not be repeated against Arab Americans whose loyalties are now being called into question.”
“The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my n...”
“I've made mistakes before of doing different projects just based on my dreams, my hopes, my thing, and not really thinking about my customers.”
“You see, the best thing about wrong decisions is that they don’t prevent you from making the right decisions later on. It’s harder, but it’s not impossible.”
“I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.”
