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Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.
The power dynamics in a relationship are going to be fluid over a long period of time, so to wait for 'perfect' is going to be a mistake.
Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.
autobiography at least saves a man or woman that the world is curious about from the publication of a string of mistakes called 'Memoirs.
The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes . . . In my position anyone sane would have left a long time ago.
Creativity is often blocked by trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.
Okay I've been stupid in the past. Not consistently stupid, but occasionally stupid. And I've made mistakes. You bet, I've made mistakes.
I think Franklin Roosevelt was a lousy president. What he did- which is to impose this great nanny state on America- was a great mistake.
Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But no - do I? am I an addict? - No. Yes, I've made mistakes. All I can do now is apologize and move on.
Though it is a great mistake to make friends of the wicked and foolish, it is unwise to make enemies of them, for they are very numerous.
We're often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes.
Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.
Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.
My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect.
The object of a bunker or trap is not only to punish a physical mistake, to punish lack of control, but also to punish pride and egotism.
The press keep asking me, 'What was your biggest mistake?' But if I had made a big mistake, they'd all be writing about it, wouldn't they?
Adrian frowned. 'Is that a noose?' 'It's a tie!' I cried, trying not to feel offended. He laughed, clearly delighted at this. 'My mistake.
To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.
You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult.
My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them.
I love shopping on a budget. I believe that more fashion mistakes are made by people with deep pockets than by those who shop on a budget.
But I've swallowed my pride before, that's for sure. I'm practically lined with my mistakes on the inside like a bad-wallpapered bathroom.
The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.
The mistakes that people will make are of much less importance than the mistake that management makes if it tells them exactly what to do.
Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.
People seldom learn from the mistakes of others-not because they deny the value of the past, but because they are faced with new problems.
To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.
What kind of influence do you want to have? What kind of effect do you want to have on other people? Never mistake the power of influence.
Whenever I've been bitten, it's because I made a mistake. I either misread the dog's body language or let my guard down at the wrong time.
Mistakes don't have to define us. They're how we learn and grow. They show us who and what we don't want to be. It's why they're mistakes.
Sometime, when you start thinking too much what an audience is going to think, when you're too self-conscious about it, you make mistakes.
This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!
Mistaking Palestinian military weakness for moral innocence seems to further amplify the inattention of journalists to the culture of lies.
The only way to even approach doing something perfectly is through experience, and experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
Somehow I got a place at Bristol University. I'm still waiting for the phone call to say that they made a mistake and got the wrong person.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman.
Unless you're prepared to make a mistake, you'll never do anything that hasn't been done before. You have to be prepared to be embarrassed.
Thank God I didn't put my career over family. That would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I'm really happy it went the way it did.
I write, "Give me reason but don't give me choice, because I'll make the same mistake again." I think that's what most men want to be told.
I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being--forgive me--rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.
Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right.
When someone else makes a mistake, it is their responsibility to correct it, but it is your responsibility to handle how you feel about it.
The thought that we're in competition with Russians or with Chinese is all a mistake, and trivial. We are one species, with a world to win.
Donald Trump manages to personalize everything. He brings chaos. He will not admit that he's ever made a mistake, that he's ever been wrong.
There's something about taking a classic movie that people love and doing another version of that, you're setting yourself up for a mistake.