Mistake Quotes

My profoundest conviction is that the American people will say, as one man: No matter what the exertions or sacrifices, we shall maintain that necessary strength! But we could make no more tragic mistake than merely to concentrate on military strength. For if we did only this, the future would hold nothing for the world but an Age of Terror.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.

It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation.

In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.

Now that the mistake of the past has been made, I think that the opportunity of the future is to really go out and to transform American society, and where else is there a better place than in the institution that should serve as the moral guardian of the community.

One must never forget when misfortunes come that it is quite possible they are saving one from something much worse; or that when you make some great mistake, it may very easily serve you better than the best-advised decision.

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

There is no greater mistake than to suppose that platitudes, smooth words, timid policies, offer today a path to safety.

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive.

You are not a burden, an accident, or a mistake. You are meant for amazing things that you can't even imagine for yourself.

The best thing is to always keep honest people around, because when you have a bunch of yes men around that know that you're making a mistake but let you go on with it, that's when it ruins your mind state as an artist.

When it comes to everybody else's thing and their lane and their timing, I'm never doing anything intentional to, like, come after somebody. That will always be my biggest mistake or anybody's biggest mistake if that's their intention.

A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.

Well, I think the biggest mistake is not learning the habits of saving properly early. Because saving is a habit. And then, trying to get rich quick. It's pretty easy to get well-to-do slowly. But it's not easy to get rich quick.

I make plenty of mistakes and I'll make plenty more mistakes, too. That's part of the game. You've just gotta make sure that the right things overcome the wrong ones.