Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. Votes: 4
Henry FordThe only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. Votes: 2
Theodore RooseveltA well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Votes: 2
Alexander HamiltonGentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. Votes: 2
Horatio NelsonNobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Votes: 2
Edmund BurkeAn error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. Votes: 0
Orlando Aloysius BattistaDebt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer. Votes: 0
Nassim Nicholas TalebFor every mistake is a lesson and for every lesson learned is victory. Votes: 0
Abdulkadir Abdullahi Mohamed MirreIt would be a mistake to export western management to a friendly country. Votes: 0
W. Edwards DemingPerspective is a ghastly mistake which it has taken four centuries to redress. Votes: 0
Georges BraqueI'm only twenty-five. If I've made a mistake I have time to correct it. Votes: 0
W. Somerset MaughamThe greatest mistake we can make is to stay on the ground after falling. Votes: 0
Victor Manuel RiveraHonesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure. Votes: 0
James AltucherWe're concerned about AIDS inside our White House - make no mistake about it. Votes: 0
George W. BushThere's a bit of hidden magic in every mistake. The magic is called learning. Votes: 0
Robert KiyosakiNo lie, secret, betrayal, or mistake will remain concealed if you have a past. Votes: 0
Mande ChambersSometimes you don't get but one mistake, if the one you pick is bad enough. Votes: 0
Madison Smartt BellMake no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time. Votes: 0
Jerry CostelloIt is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Votes: 0
Douglas AdamsIt isn't a mistake to have strong views. The mistake is to have nothing else. Votes: 0
Anthony WestonI believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy. Votes: 0
Henry A. KissingerLive rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way 'round. Votes: 0
Walter AnnenbergThe greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one. Votes: 0
John C. MaxwellI hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me. Votes: 0
Rafael PalmeiroMany a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. Votes: 0
Stephen LeacockIt is a mistake to think that the price of my art has become easy to me. Votes: 0
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartI never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong. Votes: 0
Charles M. SchulzHow do you tell an optimist that he or she has lived a happy life by mistake? Votes: 0
Robert BreaultMisers mistake gold for their good; whereas 'tis only a means of attaining it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldMake no mistake about those who call themselves anti Zionist are anti Semitic.
Martin Luther King, Jr.A mistake in drawing becomes difficult to detect when the eye is familiar with it.
Walter J. PhillipsI will not quarrel with a slight mistake, Such as our nature's frailty may excuse.
Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of RoscommonNo one wanted to fall back behind so both teams wated for a mistake from the other.
Franz BeckenbauerThose who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.
J. Christopher HeroldNo one does anything right in life, until they realize that they are making a mistake
Albert EinsteinIf you do something with your whole heart and it's a mistake, you can live with that.
Florence WelchIt is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.
E. L. DoctorowThe biggest mistake businesses make is advertising before they have become well known.
Jeffrey GitomerMy mistake was assuming that when I got to college, people would not be such assholes.
Jennifer EcholsMake no mistake about it, magick is an art form, and every true magician is an artist.
Lon Milo DuQuetteFor any business, large or small, not to have an e-commerce strategy is a big mistake.
William M. DaleyCambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience.
William ShawcrossNever let any mistake cause you to stop believing in yourself. Learn from it and go on.
Norman Vincent PealeThe mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.
Swami VivekanandaIf I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
Alan GreenspanWhenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.
Alison KraussMy guitar is my torch, my soul carries the flame. Make no mistake, I'm a true blues man.
Big Bill MorganfieldWhat a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.
Corrie Ten BoomSometimes we get very frustrated here on court. It is tough to control. It is a mistake.
David NalbandianThe young habitually mistake lust for love, they're infested with idealism of all kinds.
Margaret Atwoodwe're allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroy us
Paulo CoelhoWomen have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people.
Quentin CrispThe most common mistake we make as teachers is attempting to tell our students too much.
Robert H. FrankI don't think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.
Terry PratchettThere's an alarm bell that goes off in my head if I can sense that I'm making a mistake.
Tilda SwintonIt is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.
William Sloane CoffinIt is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration.
Oswald ChambersThe biggest mistake made by emerging speakers is that they discount their own experience.
Darren LaCroixThe biggest mistake you can make in your life is to be always afraid of making a mistake.
Dietrich BonhoefferActually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.
Johan CruijffThe mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam in charge of affairs over there.
John DingellWhy am I popular? I don't know. Is it a mistake? I should think it's a mistake somewhere.
Michel HouellebecqYou cannot make a mistake, you can only make a decision that will be your next best step.
Neale Donald WalschIf you ever feel distant, never mistake who has drifted away. Prayer will close this gap.
Tad R. CallisterLove is very powerful, but it has limits and it's a costly mistake to spread it too thin.
Tom RobbinsDon't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever
Anthony Bourdainso go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time.
Art BlakeyWhen you have it, you spend it. The mistake is to try to spend it when you haven't got it.
Charlie McCreevyNo weapon formed against you will prosper. But make no mistake, the weapon will be formed.
Christine CaineMastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.
Friedrich NietzscheThere's no such thing as a mistake, really. It's just an opportunity to do something else.
Ralph SteadmanI think it's a terrible mistake to only think in terms of a degree "buying" you something.
Rebecca MeadIf you're fighting with emotion instead of structure... it's always going to be a mistake.
Ronda RouseyFailure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
Oprah WinfreyEvery sin is a mistake, as well as a wrong; and the epitaph for the sinner is, "Thou fool!"
Alexander MacLarenA mistake is an event, the full benefit of which has not yet been turned to your advantage.
Edwin LandBetting completely on HTML5 is one of the, if not THE biggest strategic mistake we've made.
Mark ZuckerbergI was much more interested in literature than I was in art. I just got into art by mistake.
Peggy GuggenheimMan makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
Swami VivekanandaGod did not make a mistake when He chose you to bear Christ's name at this hinge of history.
David ShibleyMastery has been achieved when one neither makes a mistake nor hesitates in the performance.
Friedrich NietzscheTo think of your creations in terms of better or worse- big mistake. They are your children.
Jay SankeySports taught me that I can make a mistake one minute, let it go, and be brilliant the next.
Lynn SherrIt's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.
Sophia LorenIt is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
Arthur Conan DoyleWe're on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It's a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf.
Bob HopeNow make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.
Kristi NoemLove was above everything else, and there was no hatred in love, only the occasional mistake.
Paulo CoelhoBe careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them.
Robert BreaultThe stubborn stops when finding a mistake, the wise man will not stop until finding the true.
Samael Aun WeorI think it is only in hindsight that you can determine whether something is a mistake or not.
Scott D. Anthony... one doesn't really profit from experience; one merely learns to predict the next mistake.
Shirley HazzardIf you simply take up the attitude of defending a mistake, there will no hope of improvement.
Winston ChurchillWe're all trying to decide whether your scores up there are a miracle or a mistake." "A habit.
Orson Scott CardA little man makes a mistake and they hang him by the thumbs; the big ones become ambassadors.
Arthur MillerThose who know God know that it is quite a mistake to suppose that there are only five senses.
Coventry PatmoreI don't need a $100 million mistake. Try to make a $5 million mistake if you have to make one.
Lee IacoccaThere's no such thing as a mistake--we do it! There's no such thing as an accident--we do it!.
Lester LevensonIt may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy
Mercy Otis WarrenShowing your life so public is a mistake sometimes, but I blame myself as much as anyone else.
Peter AndrePerhaps that is because you mistake death for justice, and they are not the same thing at all.
R.L. LaFeversMaking a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.
Robert BreaultTeachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room
Taylor MaliWhen is the last time government admitted it might have made a mistake and canceled a program?
Thomas BrayI think the worst mistake you can make in stocks is to buy or sell based on current headlines,
Warren BuffettIf it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.
Earl WarrenMost commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking.
Fulton J. SheenI make lots of mistakes. I try hard not to make the same mistake more than three or four times.
Janet EvanovichI gave no prescriptions, And those who have taken my moods for prophecies Mistake the matter.
Louis SimpsonA classic engineering mistake and one I've made is confusing what is hard and what is valuable.
Max LevchinI prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness.
Mother TeresaA mistake is a signal that it is time to learn something new, something you didn't know before.
Robert KiyosakiIn 27 years of reporting from Washington, I've never heard a President admit he made a mistake.
Sam DonaldsonThis happens to me: I have this great idea and then I make the mistake of telling someone else.
Scott AdamsThe worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
ShakiraTo assume a cat's asleep is a grave mistake. He can close his eyes and keep both his ears awake.
Aileen FisherThis is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full.
Clarence DaySometimes I think the resurrection of the body, unless much improved in construction, a mistake!
Evelyn UnderhillSometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so.
Kurt VonnegutI think that if there was one mistake that I took away, it would affect the man that I am today.
KuruptBut men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
Robert JordanIt's not who was right or who was wrong when a mistake was made. It's about who learned from it.
Robert KiyosakiFacts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination.
Werner HerzogAristotle says that metaphor causes the mind to experience itself in the act of making a mistake.
Anne CarsonDon't make the mistake of thinking you're Facebook's customer, you're not â you're the product,
Bruce SchneierCash is cold comfort under these circumstances. But make no mistake about it; It is some comfort.
Georgette MosbacherIn terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.
James Q. WilsonI don't want to make the same mistake twice. I don't want to tell myself it's over when it's not.
Jodi PicoultOne needs only to get old to become milder; I don't see anyone make a mistake I hadn't also made.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf you haven't made a mistake I cast a jaundiced eye, because you're probably not doing anything.
John PetermanBut there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
Jonathan CoultonThe worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.
Myles MunroeAfter making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.
Napoleon BonaparteTo question me onceis a simple mistake, Lieutenant. Twice is treason. We execute traitors.-Kahlan
Terry GoodkindIt's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young.
Walt DisneyThere is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.
Winston ChurchillThere is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
Bear BryantIt's part of the institution of teshuva, if you make a mistake, you have to restore it as you can.
Csanad SzegediFor every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!
Dwight D. EisenhowerThe biggest mistake that I made was not anticipating the rise of the social networking phenomenon,
Eric SchmidtFor in that city [New York] there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.
Evelyn WaughI don't need my name in lights I'm famous in my Father's eyes Make no mistake He knows my name.
Francesca BattistelliIt's a mistake to try to avoid the unpleasant things in life... But I'm beginning to consider it...
Charles M. SchulzThe only way to avoid making mistakes is not to do anything. And that will be the ultimate mistake.
Goh Keng SweeMistake not. Those pleasures are not pleasures that trouble the quiet and tranquillity of thy life.
Jeremy TaylorYour destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again.
Joel OsteenTaking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
A. J. JacobsIt is a fearful mistake to believe that because our wishes are not accomplished they can do no harm.
Gertrude the GreatI think it is a mistake to identify a movie according to its language, as if movies were literature.
Jean-Jacques AnnaudIt is all too easy to mistake passion that can change its mind for fundamentalism, which never will.
Richard DawkinsIt is usually a mistake to reject something merely because it has been tried before and didn't work.
Robert G. PicardDon't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents." Translation by Sharon Lebell Votes: 3 Epictetus
The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires. Votes: 4 Loretta Lynn
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship. Votes: 4 Deborah Tannen
Don't let the company get distracted or excited about other things. A common mistake is that companies get excited by their own PR. Votes: 4 Sam Altman
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. Votes: 1 George Bernard Shaw
The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them-especially not from yourself. Votes: 2 Daniel Dennett
I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries. Votes: 2 Frank Capra
We seldom make logical mistakes, but often have mistaken logics. Votes: 3 Raheel Farooq
Just because some of us make a mistake in love once doesn't mean we're doomed to repeat it. Votes: 2 Jeaniene Frost
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Votes: 2 Albert Einstein
Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us. Votes: 2 Jerry Seinfeld
He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery. Votes: 4 Samuel Smiles
I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake. Votes: 3 Ta-Nehisi Coates
They Only Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight. Votes: 3 Ferdie Pacheco
I realize I'm not a machine. I'm going to make mistakes. Votes: 2 Fuzzy Zoeller