Quotes with mistakes

Quotes 121 till 140 of 180.

  • Mao Tse-Tung So long as a person who has made mistakes... honestly and sincerely wishes to be cured and to mend his ways, we should welcome him and cure his sickness so that he can become a good comrade. We can never succeed if we just let ourselves go and lash at h
    Mao Tse-Tung
    Chinese politician (1893 - 1976)
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  • Bode Miller Some people say I make mistakes, I just say that in fact this is the secret of enjoying life. I hate monotony. Why don't they leave me freedom of choice? People want to impose choices which aren't necessarily mine. That's the mistake people make.
    Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1]
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Steve Jobs Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
    Steve Jobs
    American entrepreneur, business magnate, inventor, and industrial (1955 - 2011)
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  • George Bernard Shaw Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Donald Rumsfeld Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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  • Conrad Hilton Success... seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
    Conrad Hilton
    American businessman and founder of the Hilton hotels (1887 - 1979)
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  • Peter F. Drucker The better a man is the more mistakes he will make for the more things he will try.
    Peter F. Drucker
    American management consultant and writer (1909 - 2005)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg The greatest events occur without intention playing any part in them; chance makes good mistakes and undoes the most carefully planned undertaking. The world's greatest events are not produced, they happen.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • Napoleon The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.
    Napoleon
    French Emperor (1769 - 1821)
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  • Sydney Smith The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.
    Sydney Smith
    English writer and cleric (1856 - 1934)
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  • Fred Astaire The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
    Fred Astaire
    American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer (1899 - 1987)
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  • Theodore Roosevelt The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything
    Theodore Roosevelt
    American statesman (1858 - 1919)
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  • E.J. Phelps The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
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  • Charles Caleb Colton The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Bill Klem The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.
    Bill Klem
    American professional baseball umpire (1874 - 1951)
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  • Frank Lloyd Wright The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.
    Frank Lloyd Wright
    American architect (1867 - 1959)
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  • Bob Kerrey The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.
    Bob Kerrey
    American politician (1943 - )
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  • Dale Carnegie The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Ben Horowitz The thing that's confusing for investors is that founders don't know how to be CEO. I didn't know how to do the job when I was a CEO. Founder CEOs don't know how to be CEOs, but it doesn't mean they can't learn. The question is... can the founder learn that job and can they tolerate all mistakes they will make doing it?
    Ben Horowitz
    American businessman, investor, blogger, and author (1966 - )
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  • Carly Fiorina The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and although I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.
    Carly Fiorina
    American businesswoman and political (1954 - )
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