Mistake Quotes

“How often must you be betrayed before you see that others are taking your kindness for weakness, your silence for an inability to speak?”
― Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“Math is a weave of many threads: the formal and the intuitive, the simple and the profound, the momentary and the eternal. Love the thread you love. But never mistake it for the tapestry.”
― Ben Orlin, Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World

“Some lives were saved by accident; some, by an accident.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Mistake is never a misfortune.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“A mistake becomes a lesson when you forgive yourself.”
― Lidia Longorio, Hey Humanity

“In the mirror, if you don't see a man without mistakes, then expect and accept mistakes from others.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Life is not merciful; it throws a challenge at you when you are least prepared.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“It's not wrong to make mistakes, but to not accept those mistakes is.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Operation Justice: To Make A Society That Needs No Law

“Don't double down on your mistake for ego's sake.”
― Richie Norton

“If you want success and longevity for your business, earning a reputation for integrity is crucial. People want to work with people and companies they can trust. Trying to hide a mistake and hope nobody notices or passing the buck does not inspire confidence or respect—from anyone, employees, vendors, or customers alike. Owning up shows integrity and whatever embarrassment you may feel is worth it because in the end people will likely trust you more going forward. It’s not the mistake that is a deal-breaker, it’s being dishonest about it.”
― Ziad Abdelnour- Start-Up Saboteurs How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent Wealth

“If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake”
― Ziad K. Abdelnour

“Mercy covers a multitude of mistakes.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Saying there's partiality in the universe is like saying God made a mistake.”
― Isa Muh'd

“Wearing things such as makeup and fake hair is some people’s subconscious way of showing God where they are adamant He made a mistake.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The day he first told me he was starting to disappear I didn't believe him & so he stopped & held his hand up to the sun & it was like thin paper in the light & finally I said you seem very calm for a man who is disappearing & he said it was a relief after all those years of trying to keep the pieces of his life in one place. Later on, I went to see him again & as I was leaving, he put a package in my hand. This is the last piece of my life, he said, take good care of it & then he smiled & was gone & the room filled with the sound of the wind & when I opened the package there was nothing there & I thought there must be some mistake or maybe I dropped it & I got down on my hands & knees & looked until the light began to fade & then slowly I felt the pieces of my life fall away gently & suddenly I understood what he meant & I lay there for a long time crying & laughing at the same time.
—Disappearing”
― Brian Andreas, Still Mostly True: Collected Stories & Drawings

“If you make a mistake,
Simply confess,
Admit that you’re wrong and
Let it rest”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“You're wiser than your last mistake. Congratulations!”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue

“Mistake is never a misery.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“In the matters of your mistake you defend it like a lawyer, in the matters of other's mistake you act like a judge.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“People regret uncovering of their sins more than their part in the sins.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“It was a mistake, that’s all. A stupid, stupid mistake. We all make them–it doesn’t matter if it’s a calculated risk or a split-second decision, but sometimes we’re only one step away from disaster.”
― Sibel hodge, Into the Darkness

“If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake.”
― Ziad Abdelnour- Start-Up Saboteurs How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent Wealth

“Making a mistake isn't the problem. Doubling down to defend the mistake is the problem.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“Hayat başkalarının hatalarını yüklenemeyecek kadar kısaydı. Herkes kendi hayatını yaşıyor ve bu hayatı yaşamanın bedelini ödüyordu. Acı olansa, insanın çoğu zaman tek bir hata için çok fazla bedel ödemek zorunda kalmasıydı. Aslına bakılırsa, insan tek bir hata için sürekli bedel ödeyip duruyordu. Kader, insanla olan alışverişinde alacak defterini hiçbir zaman kapatmıyordu.”
― Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray'in Portresi

“How we got knocked down doesn’t matter until we get back up.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“He shuts his eyes. It was a mistake to open them.”
― Ilse V. Rensburg, Twisted Fate

“The biggest mistake is to make no mistake.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ain't Enough to Look Human

“The mistake occurs one time; it is forgettable, the second time; it is noticeable. However, if it happens repeatedly, it may fall under deliberately as fatal faith, ignorance, or offensive conduct in the umbrella of mistake; it can be punishable.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Remember that stupidity in some cases like the universe, can be endless.”
― C.A.A. Savastano

“Never underestimate a politician's ability to screw up in repeatedly more colossal ways given proper time.”
― C.A.A. Savastano